{"product_id":"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   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?   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.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135645135088,"sku":"9781541603738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781541603738_p0.jpg?v=1763748795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781541603738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}