Practical Argument and a Pocket Style Manual
Practical Argument and a Pocket Style Manual

Author: Laurie G. Kirszner

Publisher: Bedford Books

Published: 2017-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781319150570

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Best-selling authors Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have brought simplicity to the study of argument with the third edition of Practical Argument. A straightforward, full-color, accessible introduction to argumentative writing, the text employs an exercise-driven, step-by-step approach to get to the heart of what students need to understand both classical and contemporary argument. Practical Argument foregoes the technical terminology that confuses students and explains concepts in understandable, everyday language, with examples that are immediately relevant to students' lives. Thoroughly updated with exciting new topics and readings, Practical Argument is now available as (or packaged with) a LaunchPad, and online resource that provides: Interactive exercises and tutorials for reading, writing, and research LearningCurve adaptive, game-like practice that helps students focus on the topics where they need the most help, such as fallacies, claims, evidence, and other key elements of argument Comprehension quizzes on the readings and argument instruction Practical Argument is also available in a short version without the reader.

A Pocket Style Manual with Exercises
A Pocket Style Manual with Exercises

Author: Diana Hacker

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2020-08-11

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 1319341985

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Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, A Pocket Style Manual with Exercises provides practical advice for any level of college writing, plus the practice students need to strengthen their writing skills. Straightforward instruction on grammar, style, and punctuation gives students quick answers to their writing questions. Step-by-step guides and a how-to approach to research writing help students form research questions, integrate sources, and more. Coverage of and numerous citation models for four different styles teach students how to cite by example. This new version includes 50 exercises on grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics. No matter where they are in the writing process--or their college careers--students will find exactly what they need in this easy-to-read, easy-to-navigate handbook.

Practical Argument: Short Edition
Practical Argument: Short Edition

Author: Laurie G. Kirszner

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 724

ISBN-13: 1457694298

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No one writes for the introductory composition student like Kirszner and Mandellthe best-selling authors of the most successful reader in America, Patterns for College Writing. Now available as a briefer and lower-cost version of their groundbreaking and highly successful argument book, Practical Argument, Short Second Edition simplifies the study of argument. A straightforward, full-color, accessible introduction to argumentative writing, it employs an exercise-driven, thematically focused, step-by-step approach to get to the heart of what students need to understand argument. Practical Argument, Short Second Edition focuses on basic principles of classical argument and includes alternative approaches. It forgoes the technical terminology that confuses students and instead explains concepts in understandable, everyday language, with examples that are immediately relevant to students lives. Practical Argument, Short Second Edition is available in e-book formats for about half the price of the print book. And now with the new edition, you can meet students where they are: online.