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This classic text has introduced tens of thousands of students to sound reasoning using a wealth of current, relevant, and stimulating examples all put together and explained in a witty and invigorating writing style. Long the choice of instructors who want to keep students interested, LOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC: THE USE OF REASON IN EVERYDAY LIFE, International Edition combines examples from television, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and our nation's political dialogue. The text not only brings the concepts to life for students, but also puts critical-thinking skills into a context that students will retain and use throughout their lives. This is a book you can actually count on students to read.
| ISBN | 0495804134 | | Pages | 432 | | ISBN13 | 9780495804130
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 567 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Published in | Belmont, CA | | Imprint | Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc | | Previous ISBN | 9780534626044 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 229 | | Publication date | 11 Mar 2009 | | Width (mm) | 163 | | DEWEY | 160 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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1. Good and Bad Reasoning. 2. More on Deduction and Induction. 3. Fallacious Reasoningu1. 4. Fallacious Reasoningu2. 5. Fallacious Reasoningu3. 6. Psychological Impediments to Cogent Reasoning: Shooting Ourselves in the Foot. 7. Language. 8. Evaluating Extended Arguments. 9. Writing Cogent (and Persuasive) Essays. 10. Advertising: Selling the Product. 11. Managing the News. 12. Textbooks: Managing World Views. Appendix: More on Cogent Reasoning. Answers to Starred Exercise Items. Bibliography. Annotated List of Periodicals. Glossary. Index.
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