Aims of Argument: Text and Reader, 2003 MLA Update"The Aims of Argument "is a process-oriented introduction to argumentation with unique coverage of the aims, or purposes, of argument - to inquire, to convince, to persuade, and to mediate. In contrast to other approaches, the focus on aims provides rhetorical context that helps students write, as well as read, arguments. The MLA Update version reflects the most current format of the Modern Language Association documentation style. |
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Contents
Reading an Argument | 23 |
CRITICAL RESPONSE | 46 |
A Simplified Toulmin | 53 |
Copyright | |
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The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader Timothy W. Crusius,Carolyn E. Channell Snippet view - 1999 |
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| Title | Aims of Argument: Text and Reader, 2003 MLA Update |
| Authors | Timothy Crusius, Carolyn Channell |
| Edition | 4, revised |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0072948353, 9780072948356 |
| Length | 894 pages |
| Subjects | › Reference / Writing Skills |
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