The Craft of Argument Concise

by Williams, Joseph M.; Colomb, Gregory G.

• ISBN13: 9780321091864
• ISBN10: 0321091868
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-31
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The Craft of Argument: Concisea clear and brief argument rhetoric written by the authors of such successful composition titles asStyle: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace(AWL) andThe Craft of Research(Chicago UP),and based on the highly acclaimedThe Craft of Argument, Second Edition. Presenting a revised version of the Toulmin model,The Craft of Argument, Concise offers what reviewers have called one of the most accessible and teachable presentations of Toulmin available. Focusing on problem finding and problem solving as the heart of planning, drafting, and revising written arguments, the first 11 chapters explain the nature of argument, how to develop your argument, and how to think about argument, using the revised Toulmin model. Chapters 12 and 13 discuss the language of argument, including a discussion on some of the basic elements of style.

Table of Contents

Topical Contents of the Writing Process Sections.

Preface for Teachers.

A Message to Students.

How to Use This Book.

Acknowledgments.

I. THE NATURE OF ARGUMENT.

1. Argument and Rationality.

2. Argument as Civil Conversation.

3. Motivating Your Argument.

II. DEVELOPING YOUR ARGUMENT.

4. Articulating Claims.

5. Reasons and Evidence.

6. Reporting Evidence.

7. Warranting Claims and Reasons.

8. Acknowledgments and Responses.

A Checklist for Planning and Revising.

III. THINKING ABOUT THINKING IN ARGUMENTS.

9. The Forms of Reasoning.

10. Arguments About Meanings.

11. Arguments About Causes.

IV. THE LANGUAGES OF ARGUMENT.

12. Clear Language.

13. The Overt and Covert Force of Language.

Appendix 1. Fallacies.

Appendix 2. A Quick Guide to Citations.

Credits.

Index.