The rhetoric of rhetoric : the quest for effective communication
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The rhetoric of rhetoric : the quest for effective communication
（Blackwell manifestos）
Blackwell Pub., 2004
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Contents of Works
- How many "rhetorics"?
- A condensed history of rhetorical studies
- Judging rhetoric
- Some major rescuers
- The fate of rhetoric in education
- The threats of political rhetrickery
- Media rhetrickery
- Can rhetorology yield more than a mere truce, in any of our "wars"?
Description and Table of Contents
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: hardcover ISBN 9781405112369
Description
"The Rhetoric of Rhetoric" is a manifesto addressed to a broad audience, dramatizing the importance of rhetorical studies and lamenting their widespread neglect. In it, distinguished critic Wayne C. Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if only we study rhetoric more closely. After exploring and combating the various pejorative definitions of "rhetoric" and briefly tracing its history, Booth explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media. A few cures for bad rhetoric are offered, and a final chapter investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practicing a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides. The key example used is the warfare between science and religion.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I Rhetorics Status: Up, Down, and - Up?1 How Many "Rhetorics"?2 A Condensed History of Rhetorical Studies3 Judging Rhetoric4 Some Major RescuersPart II The Need for Rhetorical Studies Today5 The Fate of Rhetoric in Education6 The Threats of Political Rhetrickery7 Media RhetrickeryPart III Reducing Rhetorical Warfare8 Can Rhetorology Yield More Than a Mere Truce, in Any of Our "Wars"?ConclusionNotesIndex
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: pbk ISBN 9781405112376
Description
In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely.
Written by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961).
Explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.
Investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgments.
Part I Rhetoric's Status: Up, Down, and - Up?.
1 How Many "Rhetorics"?.
2 A Condensed History of Rhetorical Studies.
3 Judging Rhetoric.
4 Some Major Rescuers.
Part II The Need for Rhetorical Studies Today.
5 The Fate of Rhetoric in Education.
6 The Threats of Political Rhetrickery.
7 Media Rhetrickery.
Part III Reducing Rhetorical Warfare.
8 Can Rhetorology Yield More Than a Mere Truce, in Any of Our "Wars"?.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Index of Names and Titles.
Index of Subjects
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