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

Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy M.

ISBN 10: 0534626041 / ISBN 13: 9780534626044

Published by Cengage Learning, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534626041
• ISBN 13: 9780534626044
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 18 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

This classic text, first published in 1971, 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 Howard Kahane's uniquely witty and invigorating writing style. Long the choice of instructors who want to "keep students interested", LOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC combines examples from TV, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and, in typical Kahanian fashion, our nationšs political dialogue. The text not only brings the concepts alive for students, but 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

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.