To the Point: Reading and Writing Short Arguments - Tapa blanda

With approximately 65 brief, thoughtful essays, fresh but significant topics, integrated visuals and Internet resources, and comprehensive questions and writing assignments, To the Point presents concisely and clearly the contemporary world of controversy and persuasion for today?s students of argumentative writing.

Short readings, plentiful visuals, careful instruction, and extensive activities make this argument rhetoric and reader appealing and accessible to all students. Drawing on their extensive teaching experience in both two-year and four-year institutions, Muller and Wiener carefully and clearly guide students through the essentials of reading, writing, and researching arguments. The short readings in To the Point are arranged for maximum flexibility and teachability: multiple perspectives on a single topic; patterns in argument; pro/con pairs in debate on many contemporary issues; clusters on critical issues; five classic arguments; and a unique casebook on Americans' eating habits.