TY - BOOK AU - Wood,Nancy V. TI - Perspectives on argument SN - 9780205648979 AV - PE1431 .W66 2009 U1 - 808/.042 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - College readers KW - Report writing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book helps students develop strategies for critical reading, critical thinking, research, and writing that will help them argue clearly and convincingly. It teaches them to identify and develop arguments, to read and form reactions and opinions of their own, to analyze an audience, to seek common ground, and to use a wide, realistic range of techniques to write argument papers that express their individual views and original perspectives on modern issues. The Rhetoric portion includes clear explanations and examples of argument theory and reading and writing processes, research and documentation skills, and offers engaging, class-tested writing assignments and activities. The Reader portion includes 75 reading selections covering seven broad issue areas and 18 more focused areas, all of contemporary concern. Unique chapters discuss student argument styles, Rogerian argument, and argument and literature UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008039131.html ER -