Everyday Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Reading Effective Arguments - Couverture souple

Mayberry, Katherine J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618986758 ISBN 13 : 9780618986750

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Synopsis

Everyday Arguments combines a highly-practical, student-oriented argument rhetoric with an anthology of illustrative readings drawn from everyday life. Part I includes thirteen chapters devoted to the actual demonstration of how to write arguments--ranging from the motives behind writing and the intended audience to effectively supporting and using logic in writing. Part II is devoted to readings that exemplify the kinds of arguments laid out in the first part of the book. Readings are divided into thematic chapters: Today's College Student, The Internet, Sports, Earning Your Living, Diet, and Reading Popular Culture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Everyday Arguments combines highly practical and student-oriented argument rhetoric with an anthology of illustrative readings drawn from arguments of everyday life.

The practical rhetoric section is based upon a single and sensible four-part taxonomy of argument derived from the various purposes of arguments. Students are led step-by-step through the processes of generating, drafting, composing, and revising written arguments in all four categories. The anthology of readings is closely tied to the principles and practices introduced in the rhetoric section. The overarching philosophy of the reading selections (and of the book as a whole) is that written argument—in all its variety—is the most common form of writing and that much can be learned about its practice from the texts we encounter on a daily basis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618986758
• ISBN 13: 9780618986750
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible