The brevity of the arguments offers instructors the opportunity to have students read an argument and write about it in a single class period.  Contains readings chosen to create excitement, controversy, and powerful classroom discussions, including topics on Prozac, the Internet, cancer-causing power lines, Powerball, AIDS Research, the embargo on Cuba, impotence, adultery, Cultural literacy, euthanasia, and bilingual education.

The language of argument

Reference

McDonald, Daniel Lamont

Words, Language & Grammar

Harper&Row

This collection of over 100 provocative readings, advertisements, and illustrations emphasizes real-world issues and topics for students to read and use in writing their own argumentative essays. The hotly debated issues are sure to create excitement.

This highly regarded English Composition text teaches students to read argument and provides material around which they can write their own argumentative essays. Throughout the collection, short and compelling pieces generate classroom debate by touching on today's most controversial issues, including stem cell research and racial profiling. The brevity of each argument allows instructors to assign one or more readings in a single class period. While the majority of reading selections function as models of good writing, the collection also contains poorly structured writing examples so that students can analyze and learn from the flaws. The Twelfth Edition features "Get Your Facts," a new section designed to help students use the latest technology and document electronic resources properly.

The brevity of the arguments offers instructors the opportunity to have students read an argument and write about it in a single class period. Contains readings chosen to create excitement, controversy, and powerful classroom discussions, including topics on Prozac, the Internet, cancer-causing power lines, Powerball, AIDS Research, the embargo on Cuba, impotence, adultery, Cultural literacy, euthanasia, and bilingual education.

The Language of Argument

Burton, Larry W.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

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The language of argument

The language of argument

The language of argument

The Language of Argument

The Language of Argument