Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: the Use of Reason in Everyday Life

Cavender, Nancy M, And Kahane, Howard

ISBN 10: 0495804118 / ISBN 13: 9780495804116

Published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA, 2009

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). 412 p. Contains: Line drawings, black & white. Audience: General/trade. Fair. Occasional marks. Some wear to cover. Remainder mark on bottom textblock edge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: the Use of Reason in Everyday Life
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495804118
• ISBN 13: 9780495804116
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Edition: 11th ed.

About this title

Synopsis

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, 11E 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.

About the Authors

Nancy M. Cavender is Professor Emeritus at the College of Marin.

Howard Kahane received a master's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a professor of philosophy at Bernard M. Baruch college in New York and is considered one of the founders of the critical-thinking movement, an approach to logic that makes it less abstract and more practical as a tool for analyzing political and social issues.