Kahane/cavender's Logic And Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life Study Guide

by Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy M.

• ISBN13: 9780534626068
• ISBN10: 0534626068
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This classic text, first published in 1971, 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 Howard Kahane's uniquely witty and invigorating writing style. Long the choice of instructors who want to "keep students interested," LOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC combines examples from TV, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and, in typical Kahanian fashion, our nations political dialogue. The text not only brings the concepts alive for students, but 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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Good and Bad Reasoning

More on Deduction and Induction

Fallacious Reasoning: Part One

Fallacious Reasoning: Part Two

Fallacious Reasoning: Part Three

Psychological Impediments to Cogent Reasoning: Shooting Ourselves in the Foot

Language

Evaluating Extended Arguments

Writing Cogent (and Persuasive) Essays

Advertising: Selling the Product

Managing the News

Textbooks: Managing World Views

Appendix: More on Cogent Reasoning

Answers to Starred Exercise Items

Bibliography

Annotated List of Periodicals

Glossary

Index

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