Laughing Matters, a Longman Topics Reader

By Marvin Diogenes

Book Overview

Laughing Matters showcases how a range of contemporary writers including Jon Stewart and David Sedaris craft persuasive arguments, using humor to make their case while entertaining the reader. A guide to analyzing how comic arguments are made-and to crafting such arguments using the rhetorical strategies particular to comedy. KEY TOPICS: Theoretical, analytical, and comic strategies. MARKET: General Interest

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321434900
• ISBN13: 9780321434906
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"