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

Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy M.

ISBN 10: 0534524702 / ISBN 13: 9780534524708

Published by Wadsworth Publishing (edition 8), 1997

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing (edition 8)
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534524702
• ISBN 13: 9780534524708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 8.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This text introduces readers to good reasoning using a wealth of current, relevant, and stimulating examples all put together in Howard Kahane's witty and invigorating writing style. Examples from TV, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and of course, our political institutions, not only bring the concepts alive for readers, but put them into a context that readers will retain and use throughout their lives.

About the Authors

Howard Kahane (deceased) 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.

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