Overview
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Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But itās not just for politicians: itās all around us, whether youāre 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, donāt you?
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In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece through the present day. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Donald Trumpāand the three musketeers: ethos, pathos, and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Zelensky and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DCās āBack in Black.ā Before you know it, youāll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyricsābecause rhetoric is useful, relevant, and crucial to understanding the world around us.
This book title, Words Like Loaded Pistols (The Power of Rhetoric from the Iron Age to the Information Age), ISBN: 9781541603738, by Sam Leith, published by Basic Books (May 9, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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