TY - BOOK AU - Rottenberg,Annette T. TI - Elements of argument : a text and reader. SN - 0312150334 AV - PE1431.R68 U1 - 808/.0427 21 PY - 1997/// CY - Boston PB - Bedford/St. Martin's KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - College readers KW - Reasoning N1 - 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 ER -