Art of Persuasion: A National Review Rhetoric for Writers
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"May rescue the idea of rhetoric from the faint taint of disreputableness that now attaches to it". -- George Will This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0962784109
ISBN13:9780962784101
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:National Review
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
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A WRITER'S MUST HAVE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
A college 'writer's course' in one little volume. Concise, well written, enjoyable read . . . an indespensible tool for anyone seriously considering professional writing with style. Should be a mandatory text in any competent university's humanities department.
Probably the best book out there on writing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Ever notice that How To Write books don't practice what they preach? More than a few are badly written, boring, pedantic, and mechanical. Not this book. Here's an extremely well written book, a lively, entertaining AND learned presentation. Even better, it's short, witty, and to the point. This is the best writing book around.. It ranges from just what good writing is , to how the masters engage their readers. It showcases beautiful writing. But also gets down to the basics of how to add to your writing skills and details useful tools of the trade such as Anadiplosis (starting a clause with the last word of the proceeding clause), Anaphora (starting a sequence of clauses with the same word), Anastophe (inversion of normal word order for effect), ...(that's just the start of the A's). Beautiful, inspiring and useful.
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