{"product_id":"words-like-loaded-pistols-the-power-of-rhetoric-from-the-iron-age-to-the-information-age-paperback","title":"Words Like Loaded Pistols: The Power of Rhetoric from the Iron Age to the Information Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Leith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An entertaining history of great oratory\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) and a primer to rhetoric's key techniques\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it's not just for politicians: it's all around us, whether you're buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their vegetables. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWords Like Loaded Pistols\u003c\/i\u003e, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece through the present day. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Donald Trump--and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos, and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Zelensky and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC\/DC's \"Back in Black.\" Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics--because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and crucial to understanding the world around us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Leith\u003c\/b\u003e is the literary editor of the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eWrite to the Point: How to Be Clear, Correct, and Persuasive on the Page\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016634945869,"sku":"9781541603738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/T0hjNW5Vb1h0ZEZDQnZoK0Fxek13UT09.webp?v=1780383025","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/words-like-loaded-pistols-the-power-of-rhetoric-from-the-iron-age-to-the-information-age-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}