Rottenberg, Annette T.

Elements of argument : a text and reader./ Annette T. Rottenberg. - 5th ed. - Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997 - xxxiii, 740 p. : ill.index, resources for teaching ; 24 cm.

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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English language--Rhetoric.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
College readers.
Reasoning.

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