Aims of Argument MLA 2016 UPDATE

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1260094650
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1260094657
• Author: Timothy Crusius, Carolyn Channell

The Aims of Argument, a comprehensive text for teaching argument, recognizes that people argue with a range of purposes in mind: to inquire, to convince, to persuade, and to negotiate. It offers a clear, logical learning sequence rather than merely a collection of assignments: inquiry is the search for truth, what we call an earned opinion, which then becomes the basis of efforts to convince others to accept our earned opinions. Case-making, the essence of convincing, is then carried over into learning how to persuade, which, requires explicit attention to appeals to character, emotion, and style. Finally, the previous three aims all play roles in negotiation, which amounts to finding and defending positions capable of appealing to all sides in a dispute or controversy.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1 Understanding Argument

CHAPTER 2 Reading Arguments

CHAPTER 3 Analyzing Arguments: The Toulmin Method

CHAPTER 4 Critiquing an Argument

CHAPTER 5 Analyzing and Using Visual Arguments

CHAPTER 6 Writing Research-Based Arguments

CHAPTER 7 Ethical Writing and Plagiarism

CHAPTER 8 Joining the Conversation: Arguing to Inquire

CHAPTER 9 Making Your Case: Arguing to Convince

CHAPTER 10 Motivating Action: Arguing to Persuade

CHAPTER 11 Resolving Conflict: Arguing to Mediate

CHAPTER 12Consumer Society: Achieving Balance

CHAPTER 13 Global Warming: What Should Be Done?

CHAPTER 14 The Millennials: Issues Facing Young Adults

CHAPTER 15 Immigration Revisited: A New Look at aPermanent Issue

CHAPTER 16 Declining Civility: Is Rudeness on the Rise?

CHAPTER 17 Enhancing Humans: How Far Is Too Far?