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The Craft of Argument, with Readings
Author: Joseph M. Williams
language: en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date: 2003
Evenly divided between practical instruction and exemplary readings, this textbook thoroughly explains what arguments are, why they are important, how to tell good arguments from bad, and how to construct and present original arguments. The readings include philosophical, journalistic, social scientific, and political pieces concerned with lying, witch hunts, love, risk, beauty, and families. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
The Craft of Argument
Author: Joseph M. Williams
language: en
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
Release Date: 2007
The Craft of Argument is designed to help integrate the skills of writing, critical thinking, and arguing for the purpose of enabling the writer to write arguments that are clear, sound, and persuasive. Integrating the skills of writing, critical thinking, and arguing in order to write arguments that are clear, sound, and persuasive is the key benefit of The Craft of Argument. Part 1 presents an overview of the nature of argument. Part 2 offers a detailed discussion of the five elements of argument (finding and stating a claim; reasons and evidence; reporting evidence; acknowledgments and responses; and warranting claims and reasons). Part 3 focuses on meaning and causation. Part 4 emphasizes language-how to write clearly and vividly, and how to use language persuasively. Part 5, Readings, comprises a wide range of sample arguments for analysis and springboards for discussion and further writing. General Interest: Improving Wrtiting
The Craft of Research, 2nd Edition
Author: Wayne C. Booth
language: en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date: 2003-04-14
Along with many other topics "The craft of research" explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question "So what?"