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Civil disobedience / Sharon K. Walsh, Evelyn D. Asch.

By: Walsh, Sharon Kathryn, 1941-.
Contributor(s): Asch, Evelyn Diane, 1956-.
Series: A Wadsworth casebook in argument. Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Thomson Wadsworth, c2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1413006655 (pbk.); 9781413006650 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Persuasion (Rhetoric) | Report writing | Civil disobedienceDDC classification: 808.0427
Contents:
Part one - Analyzing and writing arguments -- 1. Analyzing arguments -- 2. Avoiding fallacies -- 3. Writing the source-based argumentative paper -- Part two - Casebook on civil disobedience -- 4. Origins -- 5. Classics -- 6. The abolitionist movement -- 7. Civil rights movement -- 8. Peace movement -- Appendices - A. Research topics and selected civil disobedience bibliography -- B. Using sources in argumentative research essay.
Summary: "The authors use the concept of civil disobedience to bring the fundamentals of sound argumentation to life and instill a strong understanding how arguments function (or fail), and ask students to respond to some of the most compelling arguments for and against civil disobedience - giving them the skills they need to become engaged in argumentative discourse of all kinds. Features: Part I focuses on understanding how arguments functions, recognizing where they fail and analyzing exemplary argumentative texts. Part II provides extensive readings on civil disobedience, which background information and questions designed to make the readings accessible." -- Back cover.
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808.0427 WAL (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,05000,03,GR 1000511573

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one - Analyzing and writing arguments -- 1. Analyzing arguments -- 2. Avoiding fallacies -- 3. Writing the source-based argumentative paper -- Part two - Casebook on civil disobedience -- 4. Origins -- 5. Classics -- 6. The abolitionist movement -- 7. Civil rights movement -- 8. Peace movement -- Appendices - A. Research topics and selected civil disobedience bibliography -- B. Using sources in argumentative research essay.

"The authors use the concept of civil disobedience to bring the fundamentals of sound argumentation to life and instill a strong understanding how arguments function (or fail), and ask students to respond to some of the most compelling arguments for and against civil disobedience - giving them the skills they need to become engaged in argumentative discourse of all kinds. Features: Part I focuses on understanding how arguments functions, recognizing where they fail and analyzing exemplary argumentative texts. Part II provides extensive readings on civil disobedience, which background information and questions designed to make the readings accessible." -- Back cover.