Where's Your Argument?

ISBN-13: 9781137534736 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 144 str.

UK) Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham; Birmingham) Michael Shoolbred (University of Birmingham

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: GETTING STARTED 1. Stages of the Task 2. What's the Task? PART II: PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER 3. Finding Out 4. Developing Your Ideas 5. What is Evidence? 6. Forming Your Argument PART III: BUILDING YOUR ARGUMENT 7. Structuring an Argument 8. Using Paragraphs 9. Making the Argument Flow 10. Beginnings and Endings PART IV: SHOWING YOUR ARGUMENT 11. Presenting Evidence 12. Communicating with the Reader 13. Finding your Academic Voice PART V: FINALISING YOUR ARGUMENT.

O autorze

Helen Cooper is a Writing Skills Advisor at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Michael Shoolbred is a Learning Skills Advisor at the University of Birmingham, UK.