From Critical Thinking to Argument: A Portable Guide

by Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, John O'Hara

From Critical Thinking to Argument is a brief but thorough guide to argument at a great value. This versatile text gives students strategies for critical thinking, reading, and writing and makes argument concepts clear through its treatment of classic and modern approaches to argument, including Aristotelian, Toulmin, and Rogerian argument, as well as visual rhetoric. For today's increasingly visual learners who are challenged to separate what's real from what's not, new activities and visual flowcharts support information literacy, and an appendix of practical Sentence Guides helps students incorporate the moves of academic writers into their own arguments. With just eighteen readings, this affordable guide can stand alone or complement an anthology.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Education, Logic, Textbooks, School, Writing

464 pages, Paperback

First published June 18, 2004

About the author

Sylvan Barnet is an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He is a Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University.

Barnet is the author of numerous books and articles on Shakespeare. He is the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare,[1] the author of A Short Guide to Shakespeare,[2] and has written many textbooks. He is the co-author with William Burto of occasional essays on aspects of Japanese art.[3] He has also written books about the art of writing.

Reviews

[Rich · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for writers, with a great variety of examples of good and bad approaches to the craft of writing, which is really a foil for thinking critically. This book bears returning to again and again for all levels of writers.

[Jillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure what's worse: having to sit through my WRT 1020 or being assigned this book to read by my professor. There have been better, more interesting books written about writing. Please go find one of them. This isn't it.

[Katie Wesson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was tasked to read this book for my college English class. I felt this guide was extremely helpful, gave insightful examples, and sparked interesting conversations between my partner and I about the essays provided within.

[Hao Ca Vien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book.

[Eva The Dinosaur · Rating 1 out of 5]

Had to read this for a class. Personally I found it quite bland and boring, just not what I would read.

[Lala · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book can strengthen your writing as a college Student. honestly you can use this book throughout your whole career.

[Webcrack4 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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