Book
The purposeful argument : a practical guide / Harry R. Phillips, Patricia Bostian.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781428230729 (Paper)
- ISBN: 1428230726 (Paper)
- Physical Description: xxxii, 592 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Boston, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | part 1: How good arguments work. Argue in real life -- Choose an issue -- Develop a research plan -- Evaluate, read, and use resources in your writing -- Read critically and avoid fallacies -- part 2: How to plan, structure, and deliver and argument. Negotiate opposition -- Explore an issue -- Kinds of arguments -- Build arguments -- Support an argument with fact (logos), credibility (ethos), and emotion (pathos) -- part 3: How to take ownership of your argument : a style guide. Enhance your arguments with visuals and humor -- Develop and edit argument structure and style -- part 4: An anthology of arguments. Intersections : contemporary issues and arguments -- Classic American arguments -- Student-authored arguments -- Part 5: MLA and APA documentation systems. |
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| Subject: | English language > Rhetoric. Persuasion (Rhetoric) Reasoning College readers. Report writing. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Interurban Library | PE 1431 P45 2012 (Text) | 26040002980817 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
| Lansdowne Library | PE 1431 P45 2012 (Text) | 26040002978928 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
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THE PURPOSEFUL ARGUMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE encourages students to recognize where argument fits into their lives and how it can be a practical response to the issues in a variety of communities?School, Workplace, Family, Neighborhood, Social-Cultural, Consumer, and Concerned Citizen. When students are encouraged to honor and respond to issues that matter to them, their investment becomes evident and their writing purposeful. Students learn how argument can become an essential negotiating skill in their lives?both in school and beyond. With a focus on accessibility, THE PURPOSEFUL ARGUMENT relies on clear explanations, explicit examples, and practical step-by-step exercises that guide students through the process of building an argument. An innovative anthology of arguments and readings, arranged by community, covers a wide range of cutting-edge issues that address concerns of many student writers.
