The ancient art of thinking for yourself : the power of rhetoric in polarized times
by Reames, Robin (Author)
Summary
"For most of the 2,000-plus years since its foundation as a discipline by ancient Greek thinkers, rhetoric-the art of using language to persuade-was a keystone of a Western education. But in the early 20th century, studying rhetoric fell out of fashion. In The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself, R... Full description
- Introduction: A Bible Belt Upbringing
- A Tale of Two Truths: Past and Present
- Facts and Language: Gorgias on How (and Why) Conspiracy Theories Work
- How Rhetoric Shapes Reality: Protagoras on What Language Can Do
- Deep Ideology: What's Buried in Alcibiades's Words?
- Rich Little Poor People: The Language That Fooled Callias
- How to Disagree: Aspasia's Questions
- Conclusions: Thinking Rhetorically in Polarized Times
- How to Think Rhetorically
- The Rhetorical Thinker's Cheat Sheet.