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Where's your argument? : how to present your academic argument in writing / Helen Cooper, Michael Shoolbred.

Contributor(s): Series: Publication details: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.Description: viii, 112 pages : illustrations ; 11 cmISBN:
  • 9781137534736
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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
Summary: A pocket-guide to shaping and expressing an argument in English academic writing. Offers advice on finding and evaluating sources, structuring your argument, developing the flow of writing and finding your academic voice. A useful starting point for those about to embark on an essay who need help with structure and clarity.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Library Desk SS COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 09228

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

A pocket-guide to shaping and expressing an argument in English academic writing. Offers advice on finding and evaluating sources, structuring your argument, developing the flow of writing and finding your academic voice. A useful starting point for those about to embark on an essay who need help with structure and clarity.