Lazere (English, California Polytechnic State U.) presents an introduction to thinking critically about political rhetoric, argumentation, and mass media. He surveys common political tropes, ways of f
In Political Literacy in Composition and Rhetoric: Defending Academic Discourse against Postmodern Pluralism,rhetoric and writing scholar Donald Lazere calls for the revival of National Council of Tea
This brief edition of a groundbreaking textbook addresses the need for college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defense in the contentious arena of American
This is a textbook for self-defense against manipulation by politicians, the media, and assorted propagandists. Its interdisciplinary application of principles of critical thinking and argumentative r
"Presenting a thoughtful justification for the academic left in American higher education, Donald Lazere argues that in order to teach students rhetoric and critical thinking, key components of a huma