ABSTRACT

Persuasion in Your Life, 2nd Edition speaks directly to the student by focusing on real-life experiences, from critically viewing persuasive public campaigns to making business and health care decisions. This new edition concludes with a new chapter on the assessment of persuasive messages. It also features new chapter-opening vignettes that immediately apply concepts to daily life, as well as "What You’ve Learned" reviews for comprehension. Students and instructors can use the wealth of online resources that accompany this text, including an instructor manual, Power Point slides, test questions, and more. Through its use of rhetoric, criticism, and social scientific research, this book helps readers understand, analyze, and use persuasion in their life and career.

 

chapter 1|16 pages

Persuasion in Your Life

chapter 3|26 pages

Theories of Persuasion

chapter 4|28 pages

Argumentation

chapter 5|19 pages

Visual Persuasion

chapter 6|25 pages

Persuasion and New Media

chapter 7|34 pages

Persuasive Public Campaigns

chapter 12|34 pages

Persuasive Presentations

chapter 13|19 pages

Persuasive Humor