A Rulebook for Arguments | Anthony Weston | Required for an upper English class at my college

A Rulebook for Arguments | Anthony Weston | Must read for everyone...

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	A Rulebook for Arguments Anthony Weston Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2000 - 90 pages average customer review:based on 41 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Required for an upper English class at my college

I liked the book because it was short and pretty easy to understand. Discusses all of the different types of arguments and gives memorable examples of them. Anyone who likes to debate verbaly or on paper should read this book.

Must read for everyone...

I have rarely found a book that can deliver so much useful material in less than 90 pages.

The book shows using practical explanations and examples how to construct arguments properly. This is followed by guidance on writing essays that are convincing. Lastly, fallacies in arguments are discussed. I had a hard time putting it down once I started it.

In today's world where much work gets done impersonally, we rely more on communication by e mails and/or phone. The opportunity for misunderstandings, and sending wrong messages is rather high. This book provides valuable guidance on how to ensure your writing is clear, crisp, and convincing.

I wish more authors would follow these guidelines, in my future books I will.

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Buy it, read it, keep a copy at hand

This is an easy to read, well organized, short book that will help you to improve your reasoning. Or, at least, detect poor thinking. It is good to have a copy at hand.

A basic but helpful shortcut for beginners and undergrads

I do agree with the majority of reviewers here this little book does help to improve one's critical and logical thinking. However, I am obliged to comment that the degree of satisfaction depends much on a reader's previous experience with similar books and his/her level/background of education. That's nothing the matter with the capabilities of the author but apparently he had tailored his book to be as concise and easy to read as possible. In that respect, he had done a good job. For advanced readers, "Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking by Neil Browne" and "101 Philosophy Problems by Martin Cohen" would be more suitable.

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