Good Arguments: Making Your Case in Writing and Public Speaking
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801097797 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Believers are asked to provide a reason for the hope that resides within them, and this text will support that good work."--Amy Peeler, Wheaton College"Roman teacher of rhetoric Quintilian depicts the consummate orator as a good person speaking well. This volume is effectively designed to refine both abilities. Holland and Forrest provide the basics for speaking well, supplying both cerebration and celebration in their depiction of Christians arguing for a positive verdict in their witness of the gospel. I know it will serve my writing students
Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in a wide variety of courses to improve the clarity of their writing and public speaking. It equips readers to formulate firmly grounded, clearly articulated, and logically arranged arguments, avoid fallacious thinking, and discover how to reason well. This brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. This supplemental text is especially suitable for use in Christian colleges and seminaries and includes classroom discussion questions.
Richard A. . Holland Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of apologetics and theology at Liberty University School of Divinity in Lynchburg, Virginia.Benjamin K. Forrest (EdD, Liberty University) is associate dean of the College of General Studies and professor of Christian education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virgi