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Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama

Sam Leith

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Description:"An entertaining history of great oratory" and a primer to rhetoric's key techniques (The New Yorker).Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it's not just for it's all around us, whether you're buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their vegetables. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you?In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Richard Nixon—and the three ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Obama, and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DC's "Back In Black". Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics— because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and absolutely nothing to be afraid of.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama. To get started finding Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 322

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: 2016

ISBN: 0465096689

Description: "An entertaining history of great oratory" and a primer to rhetoric's key techniques (The New Yorker).Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it's not just for it's all around us, whether you're buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their vegetables. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you?In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Richard Nixon—and the three ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Obama, and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DC's "Back In Black". Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics— because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and absolutely nothing to be afraid of.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama. To get started finding Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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