{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-rhetoric-isbn-9781405112376","title":"The Rhetoric of RHETORIC","description":"In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\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  Preface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Rhetoric’s Status: Up, Down, and – Up?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How Many “Rhetorics”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Condensed History of Rhetorical Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Judging Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Some Major Rescuers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II The Need for Rhetorical Studies Today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Fate of Rhetoric in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Threats of Political Rhetrickery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Media Rhetrickery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Reducing Rhetorical Warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Can Rhetorology Yield More Than a Mere Truce, in Any of Our “Wars”?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and Titles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects\u003c\/p\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of RHETORIC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\" \u003ci\u003eJames Phelan, Ohio State University\u003c\/i\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.  \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 \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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990330556645,"sku":"NP9781405112376","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405112376.jpg?v=1761787383","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-rhetoric-isbn-9781405112376","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}