Cooper, Helen,

Where's your argument? : how to present your academic argument in writing / Helen Cooper & Michael Shoolbred. - London : Palgrave, 2016. - viii, 112 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 11 x 14 cm. - Pocket study skills . - Pocket study skills .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1.Getting started -- 1.Stages of the task -- 2.What's the task? -- Part 2.Putting ideas together -- 3.Finding out -- 4.Developing your ideas -- 5.Evidence -- 6.Forming an argument -- Part 3.Building your argument -- 7.Structuring your argument -- 8.Using paragraphs -- 9.Making the argument flow -- 10.Beginnings and endings -- Part 4.Showing your argument -- 11.Presenting evidence -- 12.Communicating with the reader -- 13.Finding your academic voice -- Part 5.Finalising your argument.

This concise guide shows you how to develop convincing academic arguments and create an effective personal style for presenting them. From planning a logical structure to conveying your ideas in precise language, this book takes you through every stage of assignment writing with the argument firmly in focus.

9781137534736 (pbk.) : £5.99 9781137534736


Discourse analysis.
Critical thinking.
English language--Rhetoric
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Academic writing.
Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)
Reasoning--Study and teaching (Higher)
Literature.
English language--Rhetoric
Study & learning skills: general
Writing & editing guides
Higher & further education, tertiary education

LB2369.E92

808.042 COO