The Art of the Lie: How the Manipulation of Language Affects Our Minds

ISBN-13: 9781633885967 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str.

Marcel Danesi

Opis

From Machiavelli to P. T. Barnum to Donald Trump, many have perfected the art of strategically using language to gain the upper hand, set a tone, change the subject, or influence people's beliefs and behaviors. Language--both words themselves and rhetorical tactics such as met...