| Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments and Handbook Contributor(s): Faigley, Lester (Author), Selzer, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0321878914 ISBN-13: 9780321878915 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 2012043696 |
| Lexile Measure: 1290 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.80 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This popular rhetoric/reader combines a brief, accessible introduction to argument with an anthology of provocative readings on contemporary issues. By stressing the rhetorical situation and audience, this argument rhetoric/reader avoids complicated schemes and terminology in favor of providing students with the practical ways of finding "good reasons" to argue for the positions they take. Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments and Handbook helps students read, analyze, and write various types of arguments, including visual, verbal, and written. Supporting the authors' instruction are readings by professional and student writers and over 150 visuals. Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments and Handbook is distinctive for its discussion of why people write arguments, its coverage of rhetorical analysis and visual analysis in a brief format, its close attention to reading arguments, its thorough attention to research, and its emphasis on provocative topics in the reader section of the book. This new version also contains a detailed handbook on grammar and mechanics, including "Common Errors" boxes that offer guidance on how to recognize, understand, and correct the most frequent errors. |