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Everything's An Argument With Readings (1998)

by Andrea A. Lunsford(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1457606046 (ISBN13: 9781457606045)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Bedford/St. Martin's

review 1: I like the variety of readings, and that's probably the biggest strength of the book; I don't know of a single other reader with such a range, and a well-chosen range at that. The organization (section naming, particularly) could use some work - lots of repetition and names that don't really tell me anything when I'm searching for something. I also don't see myself using any of the large amount of the book dedicated to talking about MLA, APA, or visual arguments given there's so many digital resources that do it better.
review 2: It's simple.The authors fail to properly distinguish between fallacies and valid arguments. Which is supposed to be the point of the book. Examples if you want them.For a clear introduction to the elments of argument, you might con... moresider "With Good Reason," by S. Morris Engel. If you prefer to bump about with nincompoopery, then by all means read this instead. Just don't expect to be able to distinguish circular arguments.Unless, of course, you already know how.P.S. 'nincompoopery' is a blatant act of question-begging. P.P.S. I think I read the 2nd edition less

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