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Key Phrases: rhetorical inquiry, rhetorical studies, good rhetoric, President Bush, United States, Kenneth Burke (more...)

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"In The Rhetoric of RHETORIC Wayne C. Booth passionately and persuasively demonstrates the centrality of rhetoric to human inquiry and human interaction. Taking Booth’s manifesto seriously -- responding to it in the spirit of what he calls ‘listening rhetoric’ -- can improve the quality of our thought, our interactions, and, thus, our lives." James Phelan, Ohio State University

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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.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (November 5, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405112379
ISBN-13: 978-1405112376
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #582,573 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Any confident claim about the importance of rhetorical studies requires as a first step some sorting of diverse definitions. Read the first page

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rhetorical inquiry, rhetorical studies, good rhetoric, rhetorical issues, rhetorical resources, rhetorical terms, rhetorical education

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President Bush, United States, Kenneth Burke, Saddam Hussein, World War, American Revolution, Reality One, David Tracy, Marc Fumaroli, Paul de Man, President George, Richard Rorty

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This book cites 100 books:

The Rhetoric of Science by Alan Gross on page 153, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Great Books in Philosophy) by John Locke on page 3, and page 6
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (25th Anniversary Edition) by Fritjof Capra on page 157, and Back Matter
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman on page 55, and page 68
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith, Vol. 4) by ADAM SMITH on page 28, and Back Matter

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American Theorists of the Novel: Henry James, Lionel Trilling, Wayne C. Booth (Routledge Critical Thinkers) by Peter Rawlings on page 13
What You Hear in the Dark: New And Selected Poems by Sonia Gernes in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Are You Talking to Me? Are You Talking to Me? , June 17, 2006

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This is the first book I've read by Wayne Booth, and it makes me want to read all of his other well-known and oft-quoted works. I am not a fan of literary criticism, since it is generally poorly written and about as interesting and well-produced as cheap sausage, but The Rhetoric of Rhetoric is the real thing. I actually *enjoyed* reading it -- a page-turner. I learned a great deal about the history and meaning of rhetoric, which I wish I'd known before. But this isn't simply history (though that in itself is worth the book): I was buoyed by his idea of "listening rhetoric" in a world that has become trapped in the futile and belligerent cycle of "win rhetoric," particularly, as he notes, in a global/cyberculture where the whole world is listening--sort of. He is right to note that this global net culture has eliminated the niche audience: no more speaking exclusively to the choir (or at least not without global eavesdroppers).

Buy this book and then, let's talk: I promise to listen.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A guidebook by minent grise Wayne C. Booth, April 11, 2006

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The latest work by Wayne C. Booth, distinguished critic and author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961), claims to be nothing less than a manifesto. The book is addressed to a broad audience and dramatizes the importance of rhetorical studies. In it Booth asserts that communication in every corner of live as well as complex conflict situations can be improved by the study of rhetoric. The book opens with the characteristic problem of the study of rhetoric: the issue of its definition and its inevitable misinterpretations. But whereas conventional contemporary rhetorical study often limit the relevance of this study to insight in the disseminating work of language, Booth becomes somewhat of an optimist. Booth develops a pragmatic idea of rhetoric as a means for, surprisingly, `better' communications. He investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides. This makes the book both a compelling read in its relevance for current affairs (politics, media and education), and a small but noticeable leap away from theoretical occupations. The latter shows however that the book's insights depend on an internal contradiction - can rhetoric find positive appreciation outside of theoretic circles -, a conflict that the book itself cannot solve; it needs a benevolent reader to do this.

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