Elements of argument : a text and reader./ Annette T. Rottenberg.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997Edition: 5th edDescription: xxxiii, 740 p. : ill.index, resources for teaching ; 24 cmISBN: 0312150334Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Persuasion (Rhetoric) | College readers | ReasoningDDC classification: 808/.0427 LOC classification: PE1431.R68Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part One: The structure of argument: Understanding argument -- Responding to argument -- Claims -- Definitions -- Support -- Warrants -- Language and thought -- Induction, deduction, and logical fallacies -- Part Two: Writing and researching arguments: Writing an argumentative paper -- Researching an argumentative paper -- Part Three: Opposing viewpoints: Affirmative action -- The digital revolution -- Euthanasia -- Freedom of speech -- Immigration -- Punishment -- Sex education -- Sex and violence in popular culture -- Part Four: Classic arguments: Appendix: Arguing about literature -- Glossary ahd index of terms -- Index of authors and titles.
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