In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely. Written by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961). Explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media. Investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.
| ISBN: | 9781405112376 |
| Publication date: | 13th September 2004 |
| Author: | Wayne C. Booth |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |