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Based on the premise that literature liberates thinking, and argument disciplines it, this anthology features a critical thinking/ analytical approach that readers in turn will apply to their own thought and writing processes. Introduces and explains the tools of argument, Presents reading selections centered on four enduring themes: Individuality and Community, Nature and Place, Family and Identity, and Power and Responsibility. For those interested in literature, composition, and argumentative writing.
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Hear what professors have to say about Reading Literature and Writing Argument 3e:
“The quality and variety and freshness of the literary selections is one of this text’s biggest strengths.”
--Karen Gardiner- University of Alabama
“The authors are way ahead of other textbooks authors in their rhetorical approach to literature.”
-- Dan Ferguson- Amarillo College
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.
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