Practical Argument: a text and anthology
Introduction to argumentative writing. Employs an exercise-driven, thematically focused, step-by-step approach to get to the heart of what students need to understand argument.
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- Full title :Practical Argument : a text and anthology / Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell.
Summary
Introduction to argumentative writing. Employs an exercise-driven, thematically focused, step-by-step approach to get to the heart of what students need to understand argument.
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- Publication Date:©2014
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bedford/St. Martin's
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
Notes
Includes indexes.
The Physical Object
- Description:xl, 869 pages : : color illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781457622373, 1457622378
- oclc:ocn858569827
- LC Classification:PE1431
- Dewey Decimal:168
Table of Contents
pt. 1. Understanding argument -- An introduction to argument -- Logos, pathos, and ethos -- 1. The four pillars of argument -- The elements of argument -- Thesis statement -- Evidence -- Refutation -- Concluding statement -- pt. 2. Reading and responding to arguments -- 2. Thinking and reading critically -- Becoming an active reader -- Writing a critical response -- 3. Decoding visual agreements -- Highlighting and annotating visuals -- Responding critically to visual arguments -- 4. Writing a rhetorical analysis -- Rhetorical situation -- Means of persuasion : logos (reason), pathos (emotions), ethos (authority) -- Considering the writer's rhetorical strategies -- Assessing the argument -- 5. Understanding logic and recognizing logical fallacies -- Deductive reasoning -- Sound syllogisms -- Enthymemes -- Writing deductive arguments -- Inductive reasoning -- Making inferences -- Constructing strong inductive arguments -- Writing inductive arguments -- Recognizing logical fallacies : begging the question, circular reasoning, weak analogy, Ad Hominem fallacy (personal attack), creating a straw man, hasty or sweeping generalization, either/or fallacy (false dilemma), equivocation, re…
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