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Title: The Craft of Argument with Readings by Joseph M. Williams, Gregory Colomb, Karen Tracey, Jon D'Errico ISBN: 0-321-02691-8 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $57.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the very best on the subject
Comment: Logic, argumentation, and influence are three of my favorite study subjects. So it was with great interest that I picked up "The Craft of Argumentation with Readings". I expected a lot of the usual stuff, an almost mechanical approach to logic and influence. This is not at all what I received. This book is unique among this genre of books. The authors very clearly take the reader into the area of argumentation and influence as an art form.
All the expected education in argumentation is presented in the book. Reasoning, evidence, claims, forms of reasoning, meanings, causes, overt and covert force of language, fallacies, etc. are all covered. But all these things are in any competent book on argumentation. The problem is that most books also end there - a competent education in the mechanics of argumentation. This book not only develops those competencies but also closely examines issues such as developing the ethos, credibility, and other factors of argumentation. This is where this book pulls away from the pack and becomes one of the very few that teaches the art and craft of argumentation. You might see the difference by comparing it to the art of dance. Anyone can learn the movements required to perform a specific dance and may be able to execute it flawlessly, but it doesn't necessarily move the audience emotionally. Another trained dancer can go through the same steps and create a thing of beauty that moves the audience and causes them to feel they are a part of the dance. Likewise you can go through the mechanics of argumentation and develop a perfectly logical and compelling position that moves no one to accept it. Or you can create it as an art form that creates an emotional as well as a logical response in the recipient. This is not only a highly recommended book for anyone interested in the subject, it should be required reading for anyone serious about understanding argumentation and influence.
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Title: Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace (7th Edition) by Joseph M. Williams ISBN: 0321095170 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 07 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
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Title: Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (CHICAGO GUIDES TO WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING) by Joseph M. Williams ISBN: 0226899152 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.48 |
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Title: The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb ISBN: 0226065685 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams ISBN: 0321112520 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 12 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.75 |
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Title: Research in Education: A Conceptual Introduction (5th Edition) by James H. McMillan, Sally Schumacher ISBN: 0321080874 Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $100.00 |
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