Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life, International Edition - Couverture souple

Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0495804134 ISBN 13 : 9780495804130

Editeur : Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2009

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Howard Kahane received a master's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a professor of philosophy at Bernard M. Baruch college in New York and 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0495804134
• ISBN 13: 9780495804130
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
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• Personne responsable: non disponible