The ancient art of thinking for yourself the power of rhetoric in polarized times
"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...
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New York :
Basic Books,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
