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

基本信息出版社:Cengage Wadsworth; International ed of 11th revised ed (2011年2月10日)平装:408页正文语种:英语ISBN:0495804134条形码:9780495804130商品尺寸:22.8 x 16.2 x 2 cm商品重量:558 gASIN:0495804134商品描述内容简介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, 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. This is a book you can actually count on students to read.目录1. Good and Bad Reasoning. 2. More on Deduction and Induction. 3. Fallacious Reasoningu1. 4. Fallacious Reasoningu2. 5. Fallacious Reasoningu3. 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 World Views. Appendix: More on Cogent Reasoning. Answers to Starred Exercise Items. Bibliography. Annotated List of Periodicals. Glossary. Index.