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- Elements of Rhetoric byCall Number: eBookISBN: 9780809386123Publication Date:
Direct, comprehensive, well organized, simple in statement, Elements of Rhetoric is in all respects well fitted to fulfill its assigned role as a textbook. The remarks on practical problems and the examples and analogies confirm contemporary reports that Whately was himself a talented and stimulating teacher.
- Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation byCall Number: eBookISBN: 9780511140440Publication Date:
Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation presents the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners. The book teaches by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed. Illustrating the most common kinds of arguments, the book also explains how to evaluate each kind by critical questioning.
- How to Speak and Write Correctly byCall Number: eBookISBN: 9781877527142Publication Date:
Are you confused by commas? Exasperated by ellipses? Thrown into a panic by parentheses? If you often find yourself at a loss for words, it may be time to brush up on the basics with help from this comprehensive guide that offers plenty of tips and techniques for improving your spoken and written communication skills.
Introduction to Logic byCall Number: 160 Su76iISBN: 9780442080723Publication Date:Part Ⅰ of this coherent, well-organized text deals with formal principles of inference and definition. Part Ⅱ explores elementary intuitive set theory, with separate chapters on sets, relations, and functions. Ideal for undergraduates.
Rereading Aristotle’s Rhetoric byCall Number: eBookISBN: 9780585313641Publication Date:In this collection edited by Alan G. Gross and Arthur E. Walzer, scholars in communication, rhetoric and composition, and philosophy seek to “reread” Aristotle’s Rhetoric from a purely rhetorical perspective. So important do these contributors find the Rhetoric, in fact, that a core tenet in this book is that
all subsequent rhetorical theory is but a series of responses to issues raised by the central work.
Rhetorical Argumentation byCall Number: eBookISBN: 9781452222295Publication Date:The study of argumentation has primarily focused on logical and dialectical approaches, with minimal attention given to the rhetorical facets of argument. Rhetorical Argumentation: Principles of Theory and Practice approaches argumentation from a rhetorical point of view and demonstrates how logical and dialectical considerations depend on the rhetorical features of the argumentative situation.