Communication criticism : developing your critical powers / Jodi R. Cohen.

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Cohen, Jodi R

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TextSeries: Rhetoric & society (Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif.) ; v. 2.Publication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1998.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781452250427
1452250421
9781452243719
1452243719

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Communication criticism.DDC classification:

302.2 22

LOC classification:

P96.C76 C64 1998eb

Other classification:

05.12

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Contents:

The need to think critically about communication -- How to think critically about communication -- Language as style -- Language as sign systems -- Language as metaphor -- Structure as organization -- Structure as editing images -- Structure as narrative -- Structure as drama -- Reasoning as rhetorical argument -- Reasoning as field dependent-argument -- Reasoning as narrative -- Character as ethos.

Character as the second persona -- Character as identification -- Emotion as pathos -- Emotion as desire -- Critical powers over who we are, what we know, and what we do.

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Summary: Communication Criticism is an informally written, practical guide about how to think, how to communicate, and how to filter meaning out of the swarm of communication that seeks our attention daily. Undergraduates will learn how understanding the fundamental principles of communication helps them to judge the potential effectiveness, effects, truths, and ethics of all types of communication from classical "soapbox speeches" to reading a magazine, talking to a boy/girlfriend, watching court proceedings, or the TV news. In a format similar to most public speaking courses, author Jodi R.Summary: Cohen introduces classical theories of rhetoric at the beginning of each chapter, then expands the discussion with contemporary postmodern theories, touching on concerns with aesthetics and cultural bias as well. Question and answer sections in each chapter and many specific, down-to-earth examples will attract and encourage students to harness the power of communication that shapes who we are, what we know, and what we do. A highly practical resource, Communication Criticism is the ideal for courses in popular culture, media studies, mass communication, and film studies.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Character as the second persona -- Character as identification -- Emotion as pathos -- Emotion as desire -- Critical powers over who we are, what we know, and what we do.

Communication Criticism is an informally written, practical guide about how to think, how to communicate, and how to filter meaning out of the swarm of communication that seeks our attention daily. Undergraduates will learn how understanding the fundamental principles of communication helps them to judge the potential effectiveness, effects, truths, and ethics of all types of communication from classical "soapbox speeches" to reading a magazine, talking to a boy/girlfriend, watching court proceedings, or the TV news. In a format similar to most public speaking courses, author Jodi R.

Cohen introduces classical theories of rhetoric at the beginning of each chapter, then expands the discussion with contemporary postmodern theories, touching on concerns with aesthetics and cultural bias as well. Question and answer sections in each chapter and many specific, down-to-earth examples will attract and encourage students to harness the power of communication that shapes who we are, what we know, and what we do. A highly practical resource, Communication Criticism is the ideal for courses in popular culture, media studies, mass communication, and film studies.

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