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Where's Your Argument? Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)

Where's Your Argument? By Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)

Where's Your Argument? by Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)


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Summary

This concise guide shows you how to develop convincing academic arguments and create an effective personal style for presenting them. From planning a logical structure to conveying your ideas in precise language, this book takes you through every stage of assignment writing with the argument firmly in focus.

Where's Your Argument? Summary

Where's Your Argument? by Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)

From first steps to final submission, this accessible guide takes students through each stage of the assignment-writing process and equips them with the skills they need to construct and develop convincing academic arguments. Concise and compact, it offers practical advice on forming ideas, structuring arguments and finding your academic voice. The authors, both of whom are experienced in working directly with students, also provide valuable guidance on a number of important subtleties in academic writing, including expressing reservations or enthusiasm in academic writing and using evidence to convey different viewpoints. Applicable to different types of assignment, this is an essential resource for all undergraduates and postgraduates who are looking to communicate their arguments effectively and improve the quality of their academic writing.

About Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)

Helen Cooper is a Writing Skills Advisor at the University of Birmingham, UK. Michael Shoolbred is a Learning Skills Advisor at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: GETTING STARTED 1. Stages of the Task 2. What's the Task? PART II: PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER 3. Finding Out 4. Developing Your Ideas 5. What is Evidence? 6. Forming Your Argument PART III: BUILDING YOUR ARGUMENT 7. Structuring an Argument 8. Using Paragraphs 9. Making the Argument Flow 10. Beginnings and Endings PART IV: SHOWING YOUR ARGUMENT 11. Presenting Evidence 12. Communicating with the Reader 13. Finding your Academic Voice PART V: FINALISING YOUR ARGUMENT.

Additional information

GOR008368960
9781137534736
1137534737
Where's Your Argument? by Helen Cooper (University of Birmingham, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20160701
144
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