Specimens of Argumentation: Modern (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

George P. Baker

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331280710 ISBN 13 : 9781331280712

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the art of argument with clear, structured practice .

This classroom guide collects carefully edited specimens of argumentative writing to teach how to build persuasive briefs. This edition traces a practical path from idea to proof. It shows how to frame a question, present evidence, and shape a convincing conclusion, using models that highlight the rise of strong, well-structured arguments in literature, science, and public speaking.

• How to draw a brief: introduction, main reasons, and conclusion in climactic order.
• How to analyze famous arguments for structure, evidence, and persuasive methods.
• How direct proof and refutation work together to support a conclusion.
• Guidance for practicing briefs with accessible, classroom-friendly examples.

Ideal for readers studying argumentation, rhetoric, or writing, and for instructors seeking ready-made material to frame lessons on structure and persuasion.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Specimens of Argumentation: Modern

This little book has been compiled to meet two needs that have arisen in the editor's experience with classes in Argumentative Composition at Harvard University and Wellesley College. The first need is for a small, inexpensive collection of specimens of argumentation, edited especially for classes in Argumentative Composition. Constantly students have asked: "Where can we find the speeches from which the illustrations in the lectures are drawn, and other arguments that illustrate the suggestions and the rules that have been given us?" The difficulty in referring such students to the existing collections of speeches and arguments has been of several kinds. To become really familiar with the necessary illustrations, with the speeches chosen, a student must own the book containing them, but the large collections are too expensive for most students. The smaller and cheaper books air most surely lack one of the speeches most desired by the instructor. To ask a student to read one illustration here, another there, is to put the speeches as a set beyond his purse, or if he is to look up all in some library, to make too great a demand on his time.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331280710
• ISBN 13: 9781331280712
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
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