num_pages: 783
description: The Aims of Argument is a process-oriented introduction to argumentation with unique coverage of the aims, or purposes, of argument – to inquire, to convince, to persuade, and to mediate. In contrast to other approaches, the focus on aims provides rhetorical context that helps students write, as well as read, arguments.
language: English
title: The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader
titlecomplete: The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader
ratings_count: 4
publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages