Name: Little Argument, A By Lester Faigley
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Little Argument, A by Lester Faigley

This remarkable, inexpensive guide packs a comprehensive look at writing (and analyzing) arguments into 200 brief, accessible pages. Best-selling authors Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer offer clear, engaging chapters covering what argument is, how to read (and view) arguments critically, how to write a variety of persuasive arguments, and how to support your arguments with good reasons and appropriate documentation. This remarkable, inexpensive guide packs a comprehensive look at writing (and analyzing) arguments into 200 brief, accessible pages. Best-selling authors Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer offer clear, engaging chapters covering what argument is, how to read (and view) arguments critically, how to write a variety of persuasive arguments, and how to support your arguments with good reasons and appropriate documentation.

1 Making an Effective Argument What Exactly Is an Argument? Writing Arguments in College Think About Your Credibility Arguments as Turns in a Conversation 2 Analyzing an Argument What Is Rhetorical Analysis? Build a Rhetorical Analysis Analyze the Rhetorical Features Analyze the Rhetorical Context Analyze a Visual Argument Write a Visual Analysis Barbara Jordan, Statement on the Articles of Impeachment You Try It: Write a rhetorical analysis 3 Writing an Argument Find a Topic That Interests You Feature: What is not arguable Explore Your Topic Read About Your Topic Feature: Recognize fallacies Find Good Reasons Find Evidence to Support Good Reasons State and Evaluate Your Thesis Think About Your Readers Organize Your Argument Write an Engaging Title and Introduction Write a Strong Conclusion 4 Constructing an Argument Definition Arguments Understand how definition arguments work Recognize kinds of definitions Build a definition argument Sample student definition argument Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA's Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs You Try It: Write a definition argument Causal Arguments Understand how causal arguments work Find causes Build a causal argument Sample student causal argument Armandi Tansel, Modern Warfare: Video Games' Link to Real-World Violence You Try It: Write a causal argument Evaluation Arguments Understand how evaluation arguments work Recognize kinds of evaluations Build an evaluation argument You Try It: Write an evaluation argument Rebuttal Arguments Understand how rebuttal arguments work Recognize the tactics of rebuttal arguments Build a rebuttal argument You Try It: Write a rebuttal argument Proposal Arguments Understand how proposal arguments work Recognize components of proposal arguments Build a proposal argument Sample student proposal argument Kim Lee, Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All You Try It: Write a proposal argument 5 Researching an Argument Find a Subject Think about possible questions Browse a subject directory Browse a general or specialized encyclopedia Ask a Research Question and Gather Information Find information about the subject Interviews Surveys Observations Draft a Working Thesis Find Sources Search with keywords Find sources in databases Find sources on the Web Find print sources Evaluate Sources Evaluate print and database sources Evaluate Web sources 6 Documenting an Argument Avoid Plagiarism What you don't have to document What you do have to document Use caution with online source material Quote Sources without Plagiarizing Quoting directly using quotation marks Attribute every quotation Quote words that are quoted in your source with single quotation marks Summarize and Paraphrase Sources without Plagiarizing Summarize Paraphrase Incorporate Quotations Document Sources in MLA Style How to cite a source in your paper How to cite an entire work, a Web site, or another electronic source Create an MLA-style works-cited list Sample MLA paper: Brian Witkowski, Need a Cure for Tribe Fever? How About a Dip in the Lake? 7 Revising an Argument Evaluate Your Draft Respond to the Writing of Others Edit and Proofread Carefully Credits and Index

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CIN0321852761VG

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9780321852762

ISBN 10

0321852761

Title

Little Argument, A by Lester Faigley

Author

Lester Faigley

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Pearson Education (US)

Year published

20121031

Number of pages

208

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