a guide to writing and reading effective arguments /
Katherine J. Mayberry
3rd ed
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin,
c2009
xxii, 440 p. :
ill. ;
24cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Pt I. Writing arguments -- An introduction to argument -- Where writing begins : Motives and audience -- The claim -- An argument's support -- Supporting your arguments honestly and effectively -- Making reasonable arguments : Formal and informal logic -- Arguing facts -- Arguing cause -- Arguing evaluations -- Arguing recommendations -- Writing and image -- Introductions and conclusions -- Revising -- Pt. II. Reading arguments -- Today's college student -- The internet -- Sports -- Earning your living -- Diet -- Reading popular culture