{"product_id":"five-chapters-on-rhetoric-michael-s-kochin-9780271034553","title":"Five Chapters on Rhetoric: Character, Action, Things, Nothing, and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Kochin's radical exploration of rhetoric is built around five fundamental concepts that illuminate how rhetoric functions in the public sphere. To speak persuasively is to bring new things into existence--to create a political movement out of a crowd, or an army out of a mob. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFive Chapters on Rhetoric \u003c\/i\u003eexplores our path to things through our judgments of character and action. It shows how speech and writing are used to defend the fabric of social life from things or facts. Finally, Kochin shows how the art of rhetoric aids us in clarifying things when we speak to communicate, and helps protect us from their terrible clarity when we speak to maintain our connections to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKochin weaves together rhetorical criticism, classical rhetoric, science studies, public relations, and political communication into a compelling overview both of persuasive strategies in contemporary politics and of the nature and scope of rhetorical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael S. Kochin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271034556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271034553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2009 pg. 23","brand":"Michael S. Kochin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086454632703,"sku":"9780271034553","price":78.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edc694fb-e485-452f-9f98-46d2926adbb5.jpg?v=1769094772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-chapters-on-rhetoric-michael-s-kochin-9780271034553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}