Argument in Composition

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John Ramage, Micheal Callaway, Jennifer Clary-Lemon, Zachary Waggoner With Brian Lehew, Shannon Pennefeather, and Martin Schleuse Reference Guides to Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Charles Bazerman, Anis Bawarshi, and Mary Jo Reiff Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-109-7 (paperback, $30.00); 978-1-60235-110-3 (hardcover; $60.00); 978-1-60235-111-0 (PDF, free download); also available at the WAC Clearinghouse: http://wac.colostate.edu © 2009 by Parlor Press and the WAC Clearinghouse ; 272 pages, with glossary, annotated bibliography, works cited, and index. Bookstores : Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Argument in Composition provides access to a wide range of resources that bear on the teaching of writing and argument. The ideas of major theorists of classical and contemporary rhetoric and argument—from Aristotle to Burke, Toulmin, and Perelman—are explained and elaborated, especially as they inform pedagogies of argumentation and composition. John Ramage, Micheal Callaway, Jennifer Clary-Lemon, and Zachary Waggoner present methods of teaching informal fallacies and analyzing propaganda, while also providing a rationale for preferring an argument approach over other available approaches to the teaching of writing. The authors also identify the role of argument in pedagogies that are not overtly called argument, including pedagogies that foreground feminism, liberation, critical cultural studies, writing across the curriculum, genre, service learning, technology, and visual rhetoric. The lists of further reading and the annotated bibliography provide opportunities for learning more about the approaches presented in this indispensable guide. Reference Guides to Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Charles Bazerman Published jointly by Parlor Press and the WAC Clearinghouse About the Authors John Ramage is Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University and the author of numerous books, including Rhetoric: