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Author |
: Marjorie B. Garber |
Publisher |
: Fordham Univ Press |
Total Pages |
: 247 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780823242047 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0823242048 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Loaded Words by : Marjorie B. Garber
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory condition of the airways which causes coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and tightness of the chest. Asthma attacks can be triggered by exposure to allergens, physical exertion, stress, or can be aggravated as a result of common coughs and colds. Over 5 million people in the UK and over 6% of children in the US suffer from Asthma, and a recent increase in prevalence is thought to be attributed to our modern lifestyle, such the changes in housing, diet and a more hygienic environment that have developed over the past few decades. Asthma: The Facts is a practical guide to asthma, suitable for those who suffer from asthma, their families, and the health professionals that treat them. It details how a diagnosis of asthma is reached, and what treatments are available to successfully manage the condition and prevent attacks on a day-to-day basis. The book contains advice on proactive changes which can be made to lifestyles, such as avoiding allergens, as well as how to cope with an attack, and how to administer the relevant treatment effectively. The authors conclude that whilst there is currently no cure for asthma, by taking a proactive, self-directed approach to management, its impact on the patient and their lives can be significantly reduced.
Author |
: Sam Leith |
Publisher |
: Profile Books |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2011-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847654250 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847654258 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis You Talkin' To Me? by : Sam Leith
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 greens. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you? In this updated edition of his classic guide, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. 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 Richard Nixon, 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 absolutely nothing to be afraid of.
Author |
: Ali Almossawi |
Publisher |
: Scribe Publications |
Total Pages |
: 156 |
Release |
: 2022-05-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781922586766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1922586765 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language by : Ali Almossawi
The creators of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments return at last with a desperately timely guide to rhetoric. Have you ever wondered how language shapes a story? How a politician can waffle their way out of a scandal, or a newspaper headline determine how readers think about an event? This adorably illustrated book demonstrates the ways in which language can be used to influence thought. Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the city’s streets on Friday. The actual count was 250,000. Why tens of thousands, then, and not a quarter million? Rabbits zapped three badgers in an ambush last night, hours after six rabbits in a neighbouring town lost their lives. Were the six rabbits the sole participants in losing their own lives? Those silly rabbits … Old Mr Rabbit is your guide to these and many more examples of loaded language. He mines real reporting (by respected and rogue media alike) to unmask rhetoric that shifts blame, erases responsibility, dog-whistles, plays on fear, or rewrites history — subtly or shamelessly. It takes a long pair of ears to hear what’s left unsaid — but when the very notion of truth is at stake, listening for ‘spin’ makes all the difference.
Author |
: Ali Almossawi |
Publisher |
: The Experiment, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2014-09-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781615192267 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1615192263 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense (Bad Arguments) by : Ali Almossawi
“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.com From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals! Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle). Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the argument from consequences). Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.
Author |
: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz |
Publisher |
: City Lights Books |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2018-01-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780872867246 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0872867242 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Loaded by : Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
A provocative, timely, and deeply-researched history of gun culture and how it reflects race and power in the United States
Author |
: Sam Leith |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2016-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465096688 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465096689 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Words Like Loaded Pistols by : Sam Leith
"An entertaining history of great oratory" and a primer to rhetoric's key techniques (The New Yorker). 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? In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Richard Nixon—and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Obama, 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 absolutely nothing to be afraid of.
Author |
: Razor Smith |
Publisher |
: Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages |
: 503 |
Release |
: 2012-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781613745922 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1613745923 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun by : Razor Smith
Brutal and violent, this tell-all is a personal account of the life of Razor Smith and the world in which he lived, where ruthlessness, viciousness, and savagery are prized and admired. In prison more than half of his life for assaults and armed robberies, Smith became confined in a peculiar kind of hell from which his only route of escape was to master the art of writing. His book shows us a face of crime not often encountered in run-of-the-mill true-crime books: a face as tender and intimate as a lover's, yet as frightening as a killer's. Powerfully written from beginning to end, this is an extraordinarily vivid account of how a kid from South London became a career criminal, a blistering indictment of a system that brutalized young offenders, and an unsentimental acknowledgment of the adrenaline-fueled thrills of the criminal life. Shocking, fascinating, and horrifying, it also reveals Smith as one of the most talented writers of his generation.
Author |
: Fabrizio Macagno |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2014-02-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107035980 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107035988 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Emotive Language in Argumentation by : Fabrizio Macagno
This book analyzes the uses and implicit dimensions of emotive language from a pragmatic, dialectical, epistemic and rhetorical perspective.
Author |
: Maggie Bowring |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 247 |
Release |
: 2005-08-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134758289 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134758286 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Working with Texts by : Maggie Bowring
Working with Texts: A Core Book for Language Analysis provides a basic foundation for understanding aspects of English language crucial in the analysis of text. The major topics covered include writing, the sound system of spoken English, words, sentence grammar and discourse construction. The wide range of texts examined include literary extracts from prose fiction (Jeanette Winterson, Anne Tyler), poetry (D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Atwood), drama (John Godber) and graphic novels (Neil Gaiman), but also a huge diversity of texts from contemporary media: newspaper articles, advertisements (Gap, Kelloggs), political speeches and original authentic materials (children's writing, signs, everyday conversation). Student-friendly features include: * Activities showing how language works in texts and their contexts * Commentaries which follow each activity, highlighting main points of language use * Wide coverage of different genres: literary texts, notes, memos, signs, advertisements, leaflets, speeches, conversation * Suggestions for further reading and additional self-study exercises * Key words highlighted and a full index of terms Ideal for introductory courses to English Language and Literature and Linguistics. Also of interest to students of media and communication studies.
Author |
: Gary Eberle |
Publisher |
: Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781590304327 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1590304322 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dangerous Words by : Gary Eberle
Eberle examines the problematical, divisive words that are often used when discussing religion, including fundamentalism, myth, and God and concludes that the way religious discourse can best proceed is when its partisans understand the limitations of words as they debate them.