A Rulebook for Arguments

Name: A Rulebook for Arguments
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781624666872
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By Anthony Weston

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A Rulebook for Arguments is a practical guide to crafting clear, persuasive arguments in academic, personal, and public contexts. This fifth edition enhances its classic format with updated examples and a new chapter on public debates, covering the etiquette and ethics of sound dialogue alongside principles of logical thinking.
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Ideal for students, educators, and anyone interested in strengthening their reasoning and argumentation skills for academic writing or public discourse.

From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before.

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From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before.

This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates. It provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in general.

Comments on the previous edition:

"This is the ultimate 'how-to' book for anyone who wants to use reasons and evidence in support of conclusions, to be clear instead of confusing, persuasive instead of dogmatic, and better at evaluating the arguments of others."

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Debra Nails from Michigan State University praises this book as the ultimate 'how-to' guide for using reasons and evidence effectively, aiming for clarity, persuasiveness, and improved evaluation of arguments.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781624666872

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 February 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Edition: Fifth Edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 139.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 118

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Anthony Weston Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism

About the Author

Anthony Westonis Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Elon University.

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