Crossfire : An Argument Rhetoric and Reader

A contemporary argument/reader that provides clear instructions on how to write argumentative & persuasive papers. A collection of provocative readings engages students interest while exposing them to multiple perspectives on each issue. Covers many forms of argument strategies & styles, as well as how to write & document a research paper. Contains over 80 essays covering issues the environment; education; race; homelessness & poverty; freedom of speech; gun control; animal rights; & views of abortion. Also included are 9 classic arguments written by Plato, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Jefferson, Rachel Carson, & Martin Luther King, Jr.