Reading argumentative texts : analytic tools to improve understanding /: analytic tools to improve understanding. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James E. Scheuermann.
• Authors: Scheuermann, James, 1952-
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Reading Is Not a Spectator Sport Chapter 3. Why Are You Reading? Chapter 4. Arguments: A Closer Look Chapter 5. Every Person Has a Skeleton, Every Argument Has a Structure Chapter 6. What Does the Skeleton Look Like? Outlines and Summaries Chapter 7. Ambiguity and Nonliteral Uses of Language Chapter 8. Context Imparts Meaning Chapter 9. The ABC’s of Logic Chapter 10. Conclusion Appendix A. Frankie Thomas, “Study Latin if you want to talk like a supervillain” Appendix B. Nancy Deutsch, “Ayanna Pressley Is Right: 16-Year-Olds Deserve the Right to Vote” Index About the Author
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 801.95; Criticism; Discourse analysis; Rhetoric
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781475864540
• Related ISBNs: 9781475864526; 9781475864533
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