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==Other works== A later work is ''[[Modern Dogma and the Rhetoric of Assent]]'', in which Booth defines rhetoric as the art of finding warrantable beliefs. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Booth |first1=Wayne C |title=Modern Dogma and the Rhetoric of Assent |page=119}}</ref> Booth addresses the question of what circumstances should cause one to change one's mind, discussing what happens in situations where two diametrically opposed systems of belief are in argument. His central example is an incident at the University of Chicago, when some students and administrators were engaged in fierce debate that eventually degenerated into each side simply reprinting the other side's arguments without comment, believing that the opposing side was so self-evidently absurd that to state its propositions was to refute them. Another book of note is 1974's ''[[A Rhetoric of Irony]]'', in which Booth examines the long tradition of irony and its use in literature. It is probably his second most popular work after ''[[The Rhetoric of Fiction]]''. In ''The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction'' (1988)'','' Booth returns to the topic of rhetorical effects in fiction, and "argues for the relocation of ethics to the center of our engagement with literature" (cover note, ''The Company we Keep''). It is a widely cited contribution to the field of literature and ethics or ethical criticism, building on his arguments in ''Critical Understanding'' (1979). The University of Chicago Wayne C. Booth Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching was established in 1991 in honor of Booth. The award is given out annually. Additionally, Booth House within the University of Chicago College Housing is named in honor of Booth.
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