This cutting-edge rhetoric combines a practical, process-oriented approach toargumentative writing with dynamic visuals and fresh, contemporary content. Thoroughly tested in the authors' own classrooms, the essays--including those written by the authors' own students--serve as motivational models for student writing. Cartoons, comic strips, photographs, and skill-building exercises complement the book's process pedagogy to stimulate critical thinking on a wide range of issues. DYNAMIC ARGUMENT, Brief Second Edition, presents thirteen chapters sequenced to lead students through the writing process. From chapter to chapter, students discover a variety of persuasive writing tools. They then learn to develop their own points of view and to use logic to support them. INDICE: 1. Introduction.2. Claims and Support.3. Reading Arguments.4. Researching Arguments.5. Planning Arguments.6. Drafting Arguments.7. Revising and Editing Arguments.8. Using Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism.9. Arguing Visually.10. Using Logic.11. Literary Arguments.12. MLA Documentation.13. APA Documentation.
- ISBN: 978-1-111-84135-5
- Editorial: South Western
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés