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You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama Sam Leith
Publisher: Profile Books

Sadly #new by Sam Leith: You Talkin' to Me? Consider your own relationship to the term, and let us know if you imagine other definitions of hybridity that might generate productive discussion. A witty, elegant enquiry into the art of persuasion. Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama, Sam Leith writes:. Hitler, and even Satan, work their spells. Until I read a book just recently I didn't quite understand how important the mastery of this could be for leaders and managers too (and I don't mean the mastery of empty rhetoric!). You'll find we have most of the textbooks used at Tilburg University in stock. Aristotle said there were three appeals that rhetoric could make: ethos, pathos and logos. As Sam Leith points out in his brilliant recent book, You Talkin' to Me? Churchill, Lincoln and Martin Luther King all hold court of course. Rhetoric is what gives words power. Studystore UvT is Tilburg University's campus bookstore. You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama book download Download You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama It's nothing to be afraid of. A conference speech seeks to turn, and a great conference speech succeeds in turning, “me and you” into “we.” Hence the workmanlike To adapt Barack Obama's ploce that one should “disagree without being disagreeable,” then, the effective conference speaker will use repetition without being repetitious. - Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama. We also have the latest novels, non-fiction books (english and dutch), office supplies, greeting cards. The place on campus to get all your compulsory and recommended literature. Here are some notes on what to look for. Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama has quite a cast.