Good reasons with contemporary arguments : reading, designing, and writing effective arguments /
Lester Faigley; Jack Selzer
- 2da. ed.
- New York : Longman, 2004.
- 743 p.: ill.; 25 cm
pt. 1. Persuading with good reasons : what do we mean by argument? -- What to argue about -- Finding good reasons -- Thinking more about your audience -- The rhetoric of arguments -- pt. 2. Putting good reasons into action : options for arguments -- Definition arguments -- Causal arguments -- Evaluation arguments -- Narrative arguments -- Rebuttal arguments -- Proposal arguments -- Revision : putting it all together -- pt. 3. Making effective arguments : designing, presenting, and documenting -- Effective visual design -- Effective Web design -- Effective oral presentations -- Effective research -- MLA documentation -- APA documentation -- pt. 4. Contemporary arguments -- Negotiating the environment -- Child labor : visual arguments, then and now -- Confronting sexual difference -- Immigration -- Body language -- Controlling substances -- On censorship -- Affirmative action -- Title IX : women in college sports.
A brief introduction to the craft of argument, with an emphasis on the rhetorical situation and audience, featuring over 70 arguments on current issues.