Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: A Brief Guide to Argument

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: A Brief Guide to Argument
ISBN-10
0312259115
ISBN-13
9780312259112
Series
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Category
College readers
Pages
526
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Bedford/st Martins
Authors
Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Adam Bedau

Description

"Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing" is a compact but thorough guide to critical thinking and argumentation. Comprising the text portion of the widely adopted "Current Issues and Enduring Questions," it draws on the authors' dual expertise in effective persuasive writing and rigorous critical thinking. It helps students move from critical thinking to argumentative and researched writing. With comprehensive coverage of classic and contemporary approaches to argument, including Aristotle, Toulmin, and a range of alternative views, it is an extraordinarily versatile text. This affordable guide can stand alone or supplement a larger anthology of readings. "Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing" has been revised to address current student interests and trends in argument, research, and writing.

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