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For Argument's Sake : A Guide to Writing Effective Arguments by Katherine J. Mayberry (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage Learning
ISBN-100618917950
ISBN-139780618917952
eBay Product ID (ePID)61814903
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFor Argument's Sake : a Guide to Writing Effective Arguments
SubjectLanguage Experience Approach, General, Rhetoric, Logic, Public Speaking
Publication Year2004
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
AuthorKatherine J. Mayberry
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews1. An Introduction to ArgumentAn Extended DefinitionThe Classes of ArgumentArgument through ImageThe Argument ProcessReading ArgumentsConclusion2. Where Writing Begins: Motives and AudienceMotives for WritingThe Importance of Audience3. The ClaimHow Claims WorkClassifying your Claim4. An Argument's SupportSome Varieties of SupportSupporting your Argument VisuallyArranging your Argument's SupportDefinitions5. Making Reasonable Arguments: Formal and Informal LogicFormal LogicThe Toulmin Model: A Modern Variant of Formal LogicInformal Fallacies6. Arguing FactWhat Is a Fact?Supporting Facts Reported by Primary and Secondary SourcesSupporting Personally Experienced FactsSupporting Factual GeneralizationsStatisticsTwo Sample Factual Arguments7. Arguing CauseDetermining CauseDistinguishing Among Sufficient CausesCausal ChainsContributing FactorsSupporting Causal ClaimsArguing EffectsTwo Sample Causal Arguments8. Arguing EvaluationsEvaluative Subjects and TermsEstablishing the Definition of the Evaluative TermArguing the EvaluationFurther Methods of Supporting EvaluationsThe Varieties of EvaluationsSample Ethical EvaluationSample Interpretation9. Arguing RecommendationsAudience Needs and ValuesRecommendations Emphasizing the PresentRecommendations Emphasizing the FutureRecommendations that Consider Present and FutureTwo Sample Recommendations10. Writing and ImageThe Role of VoiceThe Virtues and Limitations of Plain WritingFigures of SpeechConnotative Language and SlantingThe Music of Language11. Introductions and ConclusionsIntroductionsConclusionsSummaries12. RevisingWriting a First Draft, Revising, and EditingSome Suggestions for Successful RevisingAn Example of RevisionCreditsIndex
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal808/.042
Table Of Content1. An Introduction to ArgumentAn Extended DefinitionThe Classes of ArgumentArgument through ImageThe Argument ProcessReading ArgumentsConclusion2. Where Writing Begins: Motives and AudienceMotives for WritingThe Importance of Audience3. The ClaimHow Claims WorkClassifying your Claim4. An Argument's SupportSome Varieties of SupportSupporting your Argument VisuallyArranging your Argument's SupportDefinitions5. Making Reasonable Arguments: Formal and Informal LogicFormal LogicThe Toulmin Model: A Modern Variant of Formal LogicInformal Fallacies6. Arguing FactWhat Is a Fact?Supporting Facts Reported by Primary and Secondary SourcesSupporting Personally Experienced FactsSupporting Factual GeneralizationsStatisticsTwo Sample Factual Arguments7. Arguing CauseDetermining CauseDistinguishing Among Sufficient CausesCausal ChainsContributing FactorsSupporting Causal ClaimsArguing EffectsTwo Sample Causal Arguments8. Arguing EvaluationsEvaluative Subjects and TermsEstablishing the Definition of the Evaluative TermArguing the EvaluationFurther Methods of Supporting EvaluationsThe Varieties of EvaluationsSample Ethical EvaluationSample Interpretation9. Arguing RecommendationsAudience Needs and ValuesRecommendations Emphasizing the PresentRecommendations Emphasizing the FutureRecommendations that Consider Present and FutureTwo Sample Recommendations10. Writing and ImageThe Role of VoiceThe Virtues and Limitations of Plain WritingFigures of SpeechConnotative Language and SlantingThe Music of Language11. Introductions and ConclusionsIntroductionsConclusionsSummaries12. RevisingWriting a First Draft, Revising, and EditingSome Suggestions for Successful RevisingAn Example of RevisionCreditsIndex
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis concise rhetoric features practical advice for writing the four most common types of argument: factual, causal, evaluation, and recommendation. Structured around three main phases of writing -- focusing, supporting, and reviewing--For Argument's Sake, Fifth Edition, helps students find and focus a claim, gather and organize supporting information, and refine and polish their argument. Numerous sample arguments, including several pieces written by students, illustrate principles and strategies for strong, compelling writing.
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