 |  Reasoning and Writing Well: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook, 3/e Betty Mattix Dietsch,
Marion Technical College
Feature Summary| Revision Workshop: Part 2: A Revision Workshop, provides the most extensive revision coverage available in a four-in-one text – including coverage of the role of critical thinking during the revision process.Learning Resources: In addition to its numerous writing projects, Reasoning and Writing Well includes a wealth of resources for individual and collaborative learning: guidelines, checklists, role-playing activities, case studies, “Test Yourself” exercises, key word lists, diagrams and other illustrations, suggested writing topics, and chapter summaries help students understand, manage, and retain what they’re learning.Student Models in Every Chapter: Student writing appears in every chapter to model elements of writing, types of writing, and the writing process.Critical Thinking and Argumentation: Reasoning and Writing Well devotes four chapters to critical thinking, evaluation, and argumentation, including separate chapters on problem solving (ch. 18), shaping effective arguments (ch. 19), and detecting logical fallacies (ch. 20)—the most comprehensive coverage of these crucial academic and workplace skills.Workplace Connections: Throughout the text, examples are drawn from the workplace and everyday life as well as academic situations, to increase the material's relevance to students.
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