Book

Everything's an argument / Andrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz.

Lunsford, Andrea A., 1942- (Author). Ruszkiewicz, John J., 1950- (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781457606069
ISBN: 1457606062
Physical Description: xxvii, 513 p. : ill (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Bedford/St. Martins, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.