{"product_id":"rhetoric-of-rhetoric-paperback","title":"Rhetoric of Rhetoric - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWritten by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eExplores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of RHETORIC\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Service Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), \u003ci\u003eA Rhetoric of Irony\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eCritical Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eThe Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eThe Craft of Research\u003c\/i\u003e (with Williams and Colomb, 1994), and \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). Like most of his publications, his teaching has concentrated on diverse ways of improving human communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.12 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119570718855,"sku":"9781405112376","price":60.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d4331a471e5ba6f7dca41222486b2985.webp?v=1732541725","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rhetoric-of-rhetoric-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}