The Rhetoric of Western Thought: From the Mediterranean World to the Global Setting

Author(s): George F McHendry Jr., M. Elizabeth Thorpe, Jessica A. Kurr, James L Golden, Goodwin Berquist, William Coleman, James M Sproule

Building upon a rich legacy, the new edition of The Rhetoric of Western Thought provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of rhetoric from its inception in the ancient world, to its present day expression in contemporary practice and scholarship. The 11th edition gives deliberate attent...

Readings in the History of Rhetoric

Author(s): Alfred Mueller

The art of rhetoric remains one of the most valuable skills to possess in a healthy democracy…. Readings in the History of Rhetoric fills a large void in the rhetoric market by assembling a worthy collection of central essays and key primary texts that shaped rhetorical history over the past 3,00...

The Dark Side of Persuasion

Author(s): Shari Hoppin

The Dark Side of Persuasion examines techniques of influence and how we can defend ourselves against manipulation of these techniques. Knowledge of persuasion strategies is helpful no matter which side we’re on, so the book offers both practical advice for persuaders and suggestions to prevent us fr...

A Concise Guide to the Elements of Critical Thinking, Argument & Conflict Resolution: For Criminal Justice Professionals: Police, Courts, & Corrections

Author(s): Gerald Griffin

Read Write! Breaking Down a Text and Building Up an Essay

Author(s): Selena Stewart-Alexander, Patrice K. Johnson, Caitlin Stanford Kintner

New Edition Now Available!In order to improve your reading skills, you must write more, and in order to improve your writing skills, you must read more.Read Write! Breaking down a Text and Building up an Essay truly integrates reading and writing. Students gain an understanding of the reading and wr...

World of Rhetoric: Volume II

Author(s): Sam Perry, Sarah Walden

Argumentation, Logic and Debate: An Introductory Text

Author(s): John Giertz

World of Rhetoric: Volume I

Author(s): Sam Perry, Sarah Walden

The use of rhetoric is both an art and a moral responsibility.World of Rhetoric: Volume I helps students comprehend the complexities of rhetoric through a multi-faceted lens. Through an examination of rhetoric’s birth in ancient Greece and its evolution over time, students learn how age-old rhetoric...

Analyzing Rhetoric: A Handbook for the Informed Citizen in a New Millennium

Author(s): Robert C Rowland

New Edition Coming Soon! Analyzing Rhetoric: A Handbook for the Informed Citizen in a New Millennium provides students with a means of critically analyzing and evaluating rhetoric. The ability to break down a work of rhetoric – whether an essay, a speech, a film, or someone’s most recent tweet or...

Critical Thinking through Debate

Author(s): Mark Nelson, Joseph M Corcoran

Critical Thinking through Debate covers argumentation from a theoretical perspective with the chapters written with the general college student in mind. This text is useful to students of general argumentation and debate who simply want to learn to be better advocates and critical thinkers. However,...