The Purposeful Argument: A Practical Guide (with 2019 APA Updates and MLA 2021 Update Card)
- ISBN-10
- 0357792645
- ISBN-13
- 9780357792643
- Series
- The Purposeful Argument
- Category
- Education
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-07-14
- Authors
- Harry Phillips, Patricia Bostian
Description
Written for today's diverse student body, THE PURPOSEFUL ARGUMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE, 3rd Edition, empowers you with essential negotiating skills for everyday life -- tools that will serve you well wherever your career takes you. Vivid explanations, detailed examples and practical exercises guide you step by step through the process of building an effective argument. The text equips you to argue in response to issues in a variety of environments: school, workplace, family, neighborhood, social-cultural, consumer and concerned citizen. It provides thorough treatments of Toulmin-based and Rogerian approaches and emphasizes the value of understanding the opposition, aiming for the middle ground and using a microhistory to forge an unconventional position. In addition, a rich anthology of arguments covers a wide range of current issues. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.
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- 2020-01-01
- 704 pages
- Ebook
- Cengage Learning
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