The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning: Everyday Empowerment and Likeability

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Vernon Art and Science Incorporated, 2018 - 190 σελίδες

'The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning: Everyday Empowerment and Likeability' provides an easy, practical guide to the strategies of persuasive reasoning, which Gavin Hurley argues is crucial to all effective communication.
Helping professionals and students to become better and more likeable communicators, this fundamental "playbook" outlines numerous eye-opening communicative maneuvers for readers of all levels and backgrounds. It offers a unique approach to argumentation and persuasion and moves away from the more conventional methods which are often overtechnical, unnecessarily complex or too science oriented. Hurley demonstrates how to successfully apply these strategies of cooperative argumentation to your life in order to succeed professionally, socially and cerebrally. This he argues, will allow you to empower your messaging and increase your social magnetism. 'The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning' is a down-to-earth guide on effective rhetorical strategizing. It is written for everyday application, based on everyday examples, and embedded in everyday language.
Today, successful communication is a highly sought-after trait by international employers, clients, and customers alike. Gavin Hurley shows how a wide range of people can benefit from learning how to deliver more abstract material in an effective manner: both verbally and written. This guide is particularly appealing for professionals, including business managers, as well as academics and students, including public intellectuals. 'The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning' is a useful book for anyone wanting to enrich their skills and strengthen their powers of communication in order to have a social and professional advantage.

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Gavin F. Hurley is currently an Assistant Professor of Writing at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts where he teaches courses in Ethical Reasoning as well as Persuasive Writing. The student population at Lasell College seeks practical skill building and professional acumen; therefore, Dr. Hurley has experience instructing this type of professionally hungry audience. The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning is formulated from his lecture and instruction notes from these courses. Dr. Hurley has taught persuasive writing and argumentation for eight years at several types of higher education institutions: including both public universities and private colleges. Specifically, he has taught first-year communication courses, intermediate communication courses, and advanced communication courses. Gavin F. Hurley earned his Ph.D. in Writing and Rhetoric from the University of Rhode Island where he specialized in persuasive writing and reasoning. His doctorial dissertation examined The New Rhetoric, a 20th century practical reasoning guide written by Chiam Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca. The Playbook of Persuasive Reasoning is, in some ways, inspired by The New Rhetoric and his dissertation work. Regarding his foundational education: he has a B.A. in philosophy from Saint Joseph¿s University (Philadelphia, PA) and a M.A. in Writing Arts from Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ).Finally, Dr. Hurley has published numerous articles on rhetoric, persuasion, and argumentation in scholarly collections and peer reviewed journals¿and will continue to do so. He has presented numerous public talks at national venues on argument and persuasion as well.

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