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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Even basic knowledge of rhetoric will make you far less manipulable.
Chapter 3: Short words are quite powerful rhetorical tools, especially in politics.
Chapter 4: Repetition is a great way to get your point across, as the Bible shows.
Chapter 5: Irony can be wielded to deflect the truth or to subtly communicate a point.
Chapter 6: Foreshadowing is a powerful rhetorical device ideal for political speeches.
Chapter 7: Metaphors are potent figures of speech that mirror structures in the human brain.
Chapter 8: Extended metaphors craft such powerful messages that political campaigns often center on them.
Chapter 9: Rhetoric can be wielded for malicious ends, to influence and manipulate.
Description
Language Intelligence (2012) focuses on an aspect of language that is often overlooked or dismissed: the art of rhetoric. From the King James Bible to Shakespeare, from modern-day political campaigns to the lyrics of pop songs, rhetoric is a widely used tool – one that we all should learn to use and understand. After all, in words there is power and strength.
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Who Should Listen
- Linguists and grammarians
- Politicians and marketing experts
- Poets and singers