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See It in Practice

See It in Practice

The key thing to remember with logical fallacies is that we want to avoid faulty logic in our writing and we want to be aware of faulty logic in the source material we find....

Time to Write

Time to Write

It’s your turn now to make sure you are aware of fallacies and have worked to avoid them in your writing and in the sources you use in your essay. It’s a good idea...

Revision Strategies

Revision Strategies

When you revise and are spending time thinking about how well your content works in your essay, there are some strategies to keep in mind that can help. First and foremost, during the revision...

Thinking Critically

Thinking Critically

In a way, as you revise your argumentative essay, you’re coming full circle in the process of becoming a critical thinker and a rhetorically effective writer. Think again about Aristotle’s definition of rhetoric as...

Editing Strategies

Editing Strategies

Once you have completed your revision process, it’s time to turn your attention to editing, which is no easy task! Perhaps you have seen this image on the right on the internet or in your inbox. Chances...

Thinking About Content

Thinking About Content

Content analysis of an argument is really just what it seems—looking closely at the content in an argument. When you’re analyzing an argument for content, you’re looking at things like claims, evidence to support...

Thinking Rhetorically

Thinking Rhetorically

As a part of thinking rhetorically about an argument, your professor may ask you to write a formal or informal rhetorical analysis essay. Rhetorical analysis is about “digging in” and exploring the strategies and...

Sample Rhetorical Analysis

Sample Rhetorical Analysis

Seeing rhetorical analysis in action is one of the best ways to understand it. Read the following sample rhetorical analysis of an article. If you like, you can read the original article the student...

Argumentative Presentations

Argumentative Presentations

All good presentations have a clear purpose, and an argumentative presentation will have a clear argumentative purpose. Many college students are required to build presentations to present information to an audience, and your writing class...

Argument & the Web

Argument & the Web

Fortunately, there are plenty of free sites out there that offer free web space and easy-to-use programs. In fact, you can have your very own web page with just a little pointing and clicking....

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