Philip Eubanks: 2 books
The Troubled Rhetoric and Communication of Climate Change
The argumentative situation
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Despite an overwhelming scientific consensus, climate change remains one of the most controversial issues of our time. Focusing on the rhetoric that surrounds the issue of climate change, this groundbreaking book analyses why the debate continues to rage and examines how we should argue when winning...
Metaphor and Writing
Figurative Thought in the Discourse of Written Communication
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
This volume explains how metaphors, metonymies, and other figures of thought interact cognitively and rhetorically to tell us what writing is and what it should do. Drawing on interviews with writing professionals and published commentary about writing, it argues that our everyday metaphors and metonymies...