Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings
The market leader in argumentative rhetoric/readers, Writing Arguments has been praised for its clear explanation of the Toulmin model, separate chapters on reading and writing arguments, and a wealth of interesting student and professional examples. (Concise edition: a redaction of the Brief Edition.) Writing Arguments presents four approaches to argument: the enthymeme; Toulmin's system of analyzing arguments; the categories of claims; and the three classical appeals of logos, pathos, and...
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The market-leading guide to arguments, Writing Arguments ,8/e has proven highly successful in teaching readers to read arguments critically and to produce effective arguments of their own.
Pt. IOverview of Argument1Ch. 1Argument: An Introduction3Ch. 2Reading Arguments24Ch. 3Writing Arguments52Pt. IIPrinciples of Argument79Ch. 4The Core of an Argument: A Claim with Reasons81Ch. 5The Logical Structure of Arguments95Ch. 6Evidence in Argument113Ch. 7Moving Your Audience: Audience-Based Reasons, Ethos, and Pathos145Ch. 8Accommodating Your Audience: Treating Differing Views166Pt. IIIArguments in Depth: Five Categories of Claims189Ch. 9Using the Categories of Claims to Generate Ideas191Ch. 10Definition Arguments: X Is/Is Not a Y198Ch. 11Causal Arguments: X Causes/Does Not Cause Y228Ch. 12Resemblance Arguments: X Is/Is Not Like Y264Ch. 13Evaluation Arguments: X Is/Is Not a Good Y281Ch. 14Proposal Arguments: "We Should/Should Not Do X"304Ch. 15Ethical Arguments339Pt. IVWriting from Sources: The Argument as a Formal Research Paper355Ch. 16Finding and Selecting Sources: The Library and the Internet357Ch. 17Using and Documenting Sources380Appendixes421Appendix 1Logical Fallacies421Appendix 2The Writing Community: Working in Groups435Pt. VAn Anthology of Arguments453Credits709Index713
