Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life (Philosophy) (Philosophy S.) - Softcover

Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy

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9780534524708: Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life (Philosophy) (Philosophy S.)

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ISBN 10: 0534524702 ISBN 13: 9780534524708

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

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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.

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"Howard Kahane, who died in 2001, is considered one of the founders of the ""critical thinking"" movement--an approach to logic that makes it less abstract and more more practical as a tool for analyzing political and social issues."

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This text introduces students to good reasoning by using current examples from television, newspapers, magazines, advertisements and political institutions, with the aim of bringing the concepts alive for students and putting them into a context that they will retain and use.

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