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The Rhetoric of RHETORIC Wayne C. Booth

The Rhetoric of RHETORIC By Wayne C. Booth

The Rhetoric of RHETORIC by Wayne C. Booth

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In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely. aeo Written by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961). aeo Explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.

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The Rhetoric of RHETORIC: The Quest for Effective Communication by Wayne C. Booth

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.

The Rhetoric of RHETORIC Reviews

In The Rhetoric of RHETORIC Wayne C. Booth 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. James Phelan, Ohio State University

About Wayne C. Booth

Wayne C. Booth is Distinguished Service Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His previous publications include The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961), A Rhetoric of Irony (1974), Critical Understanding (1979), The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction (1988), The Craft of Research (with Williams and Colomb, 1994), and For the Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals (1999). Like most of his publications, his teaching has concentrated on diverse ways of improving human communication.

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

Additional information

CIN1405112379A
9781405112376
1405112379
The Rhetoric of RHETORIC: The Quest for Effective Communication by Wayne C. Booth
Wayne C. Booth
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
Used - Well Read
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20040913
224
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