critical thinking reading and writing a brief guide to argument
critical thinking reading and writing is a compact but complete guide to critical thinking and argumentation . comprising the text portion of the widely adopted current issues and enduring questions it draws on the authors dual expertise in effective persuasive writing and comprehensive rhetorical strategies to help students move from critical thinking to argumentative and researched writing . with comprehensive coverage of classic and contemporary approaches to argument including aristotle toulmin and a range of alternative views as well as 35 readings and a casebook on the state and the individual it is an extraordinarily versatile text . this affordable guide can stand alone or supplement a larger anthology of readings .
a guide to critical thinking provides coverage of classic and contemporary approaches to argumentation in an updated edition featuring a new chapter on the rhetorical analysis of pop culture as well as additional research and writing strategies .