Title:
Logic and contemporary rhetoric : the use of reason in everyday life
Author:
Cavender, Nancy.
ISBN:
9781133942283
9781133942320
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Edition:
12th ed.
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, ©2014.
Physical Description:
xv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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 worldviews -- Appendix: More on cogent reasoning .
Abstract:
"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 engaged" '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"--provided by publisher.
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