Constructing Arguments

Creating a thorough and convincing argument requires careful reasoning and appropriate attention to your audience, purpose, and other aspects of the rhetorical situation.

Chapter contents:

Quick Help: Checklist for constructing an argument

Seeing your argument as part of a conversation

Arguing for a purpose

Determining whether a statement can be argued

Formulating a working thesis for an argument

Making ethical appeals

Making logical appeals

Making emotional appeals

Organizing an argument

Delivering an argument