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How to argue : a students' guide / Alastair Bonnett.

By: Bonnett, Alastair, 1964-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Pearson Education, 2001Description: xiii, 116 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0130193240.Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Social sciences -- Authorship | Persuasion (Rhetoric)DDC classification: 808.0663
Contents:
Introduction: How not to argue -- Getting started -- Structuring your argument -- How to criticise arguments -- Arguing out loud: Oral presentations -- How to be original -- Afterword: Having something to say.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One of the most difficult things students within higher education have to learn is how to argue. Yet students are usually confused and intimidated by this prospect. In many cases they are unsure what is meant when they 'must have an argument'. 'How to Argue' aims to address these fears.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114) and index.

Introduction: How not to argue -- Getting started -- Structuring your argument -- How to criticise arguments -- Arguing out loud: Oral presentations -- How to be original -- Afterword: Having something to say.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 What is an Argument?
  • 2 Getting Started
  • 3 Structuring Your Argument
  • 4 Critiquing the Arguments of Others
  • 5 Arguing out Loud - Oral Presentations
  • 6 How to be Original
  • Conclusion