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Good reasons with contemporary arguments : reading, designing, and writing effective arguments / Lester Faigley; Jack Selzer

By: Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: New York : Longman, 2004.Edition: 2da. edDescription: 743 p.: ill.; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780321172778
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808-042
LOC classification:
  • PE 1431  F159g 2004
Contents:
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.
Summary: A brief introduction to the craft of argument, with an emphasis on the rhetorical situation and audience, featuring over 70 arguments on current issues.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PE 1431 F159g 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000146550

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.

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