Intends to claim that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely. This title explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media. It investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.
Includes discussion of the useful early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. This title explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; and, how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately.