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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Reames, Robin, author.     Subjects     Rhetoric -- Philosophy.     Reasoning.     Polarization (Social sciences)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Reames, Robin, author.       by title:      The ancient art of t...         MARC Display

The ancient art of thinking for yourself : the power of rhetoric in polarized times / Robin Reames. by Reames, Robin, author. New York : Basic Books, 2024. Subjects Rhetoric -- Philosophy.   Reasoning.   Polarization (Social sciences) ISBN:  9781541603974 (hardcover) 1541603974 (hardcover) Description:  297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Edition:  First edition. 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. Requests:  3 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, Robin Reames, one of the world's leading scholars of rhetoric, argues that it's high time to bring it back. Drawing on examples ranging from the Sophist Alcibiades, whose speeches in favor of war led ancient Athens to destruction and defeat, to modern-day conspiracists like Alex Jones, Reames breaks down the major techniques of rhetoric, pulling back the curtain on how politicians, journalists, and "journalists" convince us to believe what we believe-and to vote and act accordingly. Understanding these techniques helps us avoid being manipulated by modern-day sophists who don't have our best interests at heart. But it also grants us rare insight into our own beliefs, and the values that shape them. Learning rhetoric, she argues, doesn't teach what to think but how to think - allowing us to understand our ideological commitments, and those of others, in a completely new way. Thoughtful, nuanced, and leavened with dry humor, The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself offers an antidote to our polarized, post-truth world"-- Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Reames Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Re Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Re Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Re Checked out 05/21/2024 Add Copy to MyList Naalehu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Re Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808 Re Checked out 05/28/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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