Rhetoric, Logic, and Argumentation

A few years from now, one of your students will present her first college essay to an impassive, imposing professor. She's performed diligent research on a compelling topic. She's written, revised, edited, rewritten. She's worked so hard but will her argument be strong enough? If you're using Rhetoric, Logic, & Argumentation right now, that student is sure to succeed. This easy-to-use book will help you teach many of the time-tested techniques of classical rhetoric, tailored to the needs of the modern student. It makes teaching the principles of deductive and inductive reasoning a snap, even if you have no formal training in logic. Plus, it helps students recognize dangerous logical fallacies and avoid them in their writing. All this is written in a straightforward style that makes these challenging concepts crystal-clear to the reader. It's easy to see why Rhetoric, Logic, & Argumentation is trusted by real teachers in real classrooms.