a guide to writing and reading effective arguments /
First Statement of Responsibility
Katherine J. Mayberry
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 440 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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