Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric : The Use of Reason in Everyday Life, International Edition （11TH）

Cavender, Nancy/ Kahane, Howard

Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc（2009/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 432 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780495804130
• DDC分類 160

Full Description

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.

Contents

1. Good and Bad Reasoning.
2. More on Deduction and Induction.
3. Fallacious Reasoning—1.
4. Fallacious Reasoning—2.
5. Fallacious Reasoning—3.
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.