Making Sense of Messages (Paperback)

Mark Stoner

ISBN 10: 0815355408 / ISBN 13: 9780815355403

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc, New York, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. Making Sense of Messages, now in its second edition, retains the apprenticeship approach which facilitates effectively learning the complex content and skills of rhetorical theory and criticism. A new chapter on The Rhetoric of Ignorance provides needed theory and examples that help students deal with the new rhetorical landscape marked by such discursive complexities as fake news, whataboutism, and denial of science that creates rather than reduces uncertainty in public argument. A new chapter, Curating and Analyzing Multimodal Mediated Rhetoric, deals with problems of media criticism in the digital age. It provides theory, models of application, and commentary that help novice critics understand and mindfully practice criticism that leads to insight, not mere opinion. Throughout the book, extended and updated examples and commentaries are designed to promote "novice-to-expert" agency in students.This textbook is ideal for introductory courses in contemporary rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and critical analysis of mass media. Making Sense of Messages, now in its second edition, retains the apprenticeship approach which facilitates effectively learning the complex content and skills of rhetorical theory and criticism. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Sense of Messages (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815355408
• ISBN 13: 9780815355403
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Making Sense of Messages, now in its second edition, retains the apprenticeship approach which facilitates effectively learning the complex content and skills of rhetorical theory and criticism.

A new chapter on “The Rhetoric of Ignorance” provides needed theory and examples that help students deal with the new rhetorical landscape marked by such discursive complexities as “fake news,” “whataboutism,” and denial of science that creates rather than reduces uncertainty in public argument. A new chapter, “Curating and Analyzing Multimodal Mediated Rhetoric,” deals with problems of media criticism in the digital age. It provides theory, models of application, and commentary that help novice critics understand and mindfully practice criticism that leads to insight, not mere opinion. Throughout the book, extended and updated examples and commentaries are designed to promote "novice-to-expert" agency in students.

This textbook is ideal for introductory courses in contemporary rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, and critical analysis of mass media.

About the Author

Mark Stoner is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at California State University, Sacramento.