Reading Literature and Writing Argument

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0132248840

Hear what professors have to say about ReadingLiterature and Writing Argument 3e: The quality and variety and freshness of the literary selections is one of this texts biggest strengths. --KarenGardiner-Universityof Alabama The authors are way ahead of other textbooks authors in their rhetorical approach to literature. --DanFerguson-AmarilloCollege Literature liberates thinking, and argument disciplines it. Reading Literature and Writing Argument 3e uses literature to teach argument. This unique combination nourishes creative thinking in users through engagement with literature stories, poems, plays, essays and provides users with practice in developing critical thinking through the study and application of the principles of argument. The text boasts 170 diverse reading selections centered on four enduring themes Individuality and Community, Nature and Place, Family and Identity, and Power and Responsibility New Features in the third edition : Chapter Three, Participating in an Academic Community, addresses first-year college writing needs for both writing instruction and guidelines for academic argument. 22 additional literature selections provide more literature models for study. Chapter Two, Examining Thinking and Shaping an Argument, now includes an overview of common logical fallacies. Enhanced research/writing topics throughout the four literature theme chapters link enduring themes to contemporary issues.