A Rulebook for Arguments (Fourth Edition)

A Rulebook for Arguments is a succinct introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organized around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly.  This widely popular primer—translated into eight languages—remains the first choice in all disciplines for writers who seek straightforward guidance about how to assess arguments and how to cogently construct them.

The fourth edition offers a revamped and more tightly focused approach to extended arguments, a new chapter on oral arguments, and updated examples and topics throughout.

 

"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.  No one outgrows its forty-five timeless rules, all explained and illustrated with vivid examples.  The fourth edition, even more elegantly organized and concise than before, adds new material on oral presentations and Web sources that everyone needs." --Debra Nails, Michigan State University