It takes the average reader 2 hours and 36 minutes to read The History of Chinese Rhetoric by Weixiao Wei
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This book challenges the existing misconception that there was no rhetoric in ancient China. Instead, this book provides ample evidence from public speeches in the Xia dynasty and oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang dynasty to public debates about government policies in the Han dynasty to show that persuasive discourse and rudimentary rhetorical techniques already existed in ancient China. Using literary analysis and discourse analysis methods, this book explains how the Mandate of Heaven was inscribed at the core of Chinese rhetoric and has guided Chinese thoughts and expressions for...
The History of Chinese Rhetoric by Weixiao Wei is 154 pages long, and a total of 39,116 words.
This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 48% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 33 minutes to read The History of Chinese Rhetoric aloud.
The History of Chinese Rhetoric is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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