{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-rhetoric-the-quest-for-effective-communication-paperback-softback-9781405112376","title":"The Rhetoric of RHETORIC; The Quest for Effective Communication (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405112376","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rhetoric of RHETORIC\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Quest for Effective Communication\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWayne C. Booth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405112376, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 September 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of RHETORIC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/b\u003e passionately and persuasively demonstrates the centrality of rhetoric to human inquiry and human interaction. Taking Booth’s manifesto seriously -- responding to it in the spirit of what he calls ‘listening rhetoric’ -- can improve the quality of our thought, our interactions, and, thus, our lives.\" \u003ci\u003eJames Phelan, Ohio State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Rhetoric’s Status: Up, Down, and – Up?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How Many “Rhetorics”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Condensed History of Rhetorical Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Judging Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Some Major Rescuers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II The Need for Rhetorical Studies Today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Fate of Rhetoric in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Threats of Political Rhetrickery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Media Rhetrickery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Reducing Rhetorical Warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Can Rhetorology Yield More Than a Mere Truce, in Any of Our “Wars”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and Titles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474958086424,"sku":"9781405112376","price":25.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405112376.jpg?v=1785801921","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-rhetoric-the-quest-for-effective-communication-paperback-softback-9781405112376","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}