Reading, Writing and Evaluating Argument – teaching materials This resource focuses on developing students’ abilities to read, write, and evaluate arguments effectively. It covers rhetorical concepts in accessible language and provides practical strategies for constructing and analyzing arguments, Produced by the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies at SDSU (piloted fall 2019).
Author: Amy Liao
Arguments in Context: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (Robinson, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) Emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions and understanding psychological influences on reasoning. It includes classroom-tested examples and exercises that highlight the relevance of critical thinking in everyday life, with discussions on disagreement, cooperative dialogue, and the impact of social …
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Writing Spaces Volume I – LibreTexts, Writing Spaces Volume II – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND; “ND” indicates no modifications can be made) Writing Spaces is “an open textbook project for college-level writing studies courses. Each volume in the Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing series contains peer-reviewed collections of essays about writing—all composed by teachers for students”.
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