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.
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