Critical Inquiry : The Process of Argument
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| Title: | Critical Inquiry : The Process of Argument |
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| Description: | This informative book is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to uncover the secret of successful persuasion: to organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is at once comprehensive and accessible, an authoritative guide to logical thinking and effective communication. First, the text defines the nature and uses of argument, explaining how to read argument carefully. Such analysis then requires the student to reconstruct arguments in his or her own words. Finally, the reader is taught how to create a critical, reasoned response, thus constructing his or her own argument. To increase its accessibility and expand its range of application, Critical Inquiry uses (in addition to textual examples) advertisements from print media as'texts'for applying its principles to subjects outside the traditional mode of academic presentation. Throughout, carefully selected reading questions and exercises pace the reader and ensure that the material is securely grasped and successfully applied. |
| Authors: | Michael Boylan |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | English language--Rhetoric, Persuasion (Rhetoric), Critical thinking, Language and logic, Reasoning |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Composition |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This informative book is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to uncover the secret of successful persuasion: to organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is at once comprehensive and accessible, an authoritative guide to logical thinking and effective communication. First, the text defines the nature and uses of argument, explaining how to read argument carefully. Such analysis then requires the student to reconstruct arguments in his or her own words. Finally, the reader is taught how to create a critical, reasoned response, thus constructing his or her own argument. To increase its accessibility and expand its range of application, Critical Inquiry uses (in addition to textual examples) advertisements from print media as'texts'for applying its principles to subjects outside the traditional mode of academic presentation. Throughout, carefully selected reading questions and exercises pace the reader and ensure that the material is securely grasped and successfully applied. |
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| ISBN: | 9780813344522 9780367097257 9780786751464 9780429969768 9780429980848 9780429501210 |
