Project Gutenberg #13089
The Making of Arguments
J. H. Gardiner
1912A guide to defining issues, gathering evidence, testing reasoning, adapting to an audience, organizing a case, and debating persuasively.
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of Burke's speech "On Conciliation with America"? of its convincing power?
21. Find an argument, not in this book, in which the concreteness of the language adds to the persuasive power.
22. Find two examples, not in this book, of apt and effective figures of speech in an argument.
23. Find an example of an apt anecdote or fable used in an argument.
24. In Lincoln's address at Cooper Institute, what do you think of his attitude towards the South as respects fairness?
25. In the argument on which you are at work, what chance would there be of inducing agreement between the two sides?