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  • EDITION:
    9th Edition
  • ISBN:
    0312480474
  • ISBN-13:
    9780312480479
  • PUB. DATE:
    July 2008
  • PUBLISHER:
    Bedford/St. Martin's

Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader / Edition 9 by Annette T. Rottenberg, Donna Haisty Winchell

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I have always struggled with the frustrating dilemma of not being able to take thoughts from my head and place them into an effective argument. Elements of Argument has definitely changed that; not only does this book give you the information you need to excel as a writter, it guides you through the process of developing your thoughts into an argument of unquestionable merit.

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Elements of Argument

Product Details

  • Pub. Date: July 2008
  • Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Synopsis

Elements of Argument combines a thorough argument text on critical thinking, reading, writing, and research with an extensive reader on both current and timeless controversial issues. It presents everything students need to analyze, research, and write arguments. Elements of Argument covers Toulmin, Aristotelian, and Rogerian models of argument and has been thoroughly updated with current selections students will want to read. It now includes additional support for academic writing, making it a truly flexible classroom resource. An electronic edition is available at half the price of the print book.

Biography

Annette T. Rottenberg, formerly assistant director of the writing program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has taught composition and literature at Chicago City College, SUNY at Buffalo, Duke University, and schools abroad. 

 

Donna Haisty Winchell has directed the Freshman Composition program and co-directed Digital Portfolio Institutes at Clemson University, where she is Professor of English.  She has edited several freshman writing anthologies and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences.