Everything's an argument Andrea A. Lunsford; John J. Ruskiewicz

By:

Lunsford, Andrea A

Contributor(s):

Ruskiewicz, John J. John J. Ruskiewicz

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001Edition: 2nd edDescription: 390p. ill. 21cmISBN:

0312250398
9780312250393

Subject(s):

1. English language -- Rhetoric. 2. Report writing

LOC classification:

PE1431 .L86 2001

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOK	Kitale ODEL Library General Stacks	BK	PE1431 .L86 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MKU95627

This best-selling brief text shows students how to analyze all kinds of argument - not just essays and editorials, but clothes, cars, ads, and even Web sight designs - and then how to use what they learn to write effective arguments.

CONTENTS

Part I. Reading and understanding arguments. Everything is an argument --
Arguments based on emotion: pathos --
Arguments based on character: ethos --
Arguments based on facts and reason: logos --
Fallacies of argument --
Rhetorical analysis --
Part II. Writing arguments. Structuring arguments --
Arguments of fact --
Arguments of definition --
Evaluations --
Causal arguments --
Proposals --
Part III. Style and presentation in arguments. Style in arguments --
Visual and multimedia arguments --
Presenting arguments --
Part IV. Research and arguments. Academic arguments --
Finding evidence --
Evaluating sources --
Using sources --
Plagiarism and academic integrity --
Documenting sources.

Includes glossary and index

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