{"product_id":"words-like-loaded-pistols-the-power-of-rhetoric-from-the-iron-age-to-the-information-age-9781541603738","title":"Words Like Loaded Pistols: The Power of Rhetoric from the Iron Age to the Information Age","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615361732882,"sku":"9781541603738","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cf20095-41c0-4139-bb4c-9d559edcd533.jpg?v=1732483534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/words-like-loaded-pistols-the-power-of-rhetoric-from-the-iron-age-to-the-information-age-9781541603738","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}