Synopses & Reviews
This down-to-earth textbook introduces argumentative writing in everyday language so that non-majors are more likely to understand these ideas and then put them to practical use. It is also the only rhetoric textbook in the world with a sense of humor.
Synopsis
This straightforward introduction to argument and the college essay translates formal rhetoric into the vocabulary of the student writer's older and sometimes grumpy relatives. This is how Aristotle might explain himself if he were your Uncle Ken. By avoiding the jargon for which English professors are known and admired, The Humble Argument is able to introduce the central concepts of argument in terms that non-majors can easily understand and then put to use in their own essays. For those who struggle to advance into the use of formal rhetoric, The Humble Argument serves as a comfortable bridge between here and there.