persuasion (rhetoric)

Presents excerpts and transcripts from the speeches of American labor leader Cesar Chavez, organizer of the first farm workers union in the United States.

Explains how critical thinking and reading skills help in the development of persuasive writing. Includes different methods on how to teach argument in classrooms.

A guide for educators to instruct students in persuasive writing that features six units and fifty-seven quick lessons that discusses the entire writing process from topic selection to revisions; and covers letters, editorials, and advertisements.

Discusses ways to effectively use elements such as persuasion, meaningful language, and humor in public speaking and writing.

Offers advice on developing the art of persuasion and how it can be used to benefit both personal and professional decisions.

The author, a nationally known trial lawyer, shares his insights on how to argue effectively in the courtroom, on the job, and in personal situations, and includes descriptions of some of the cases he has fought during his successful career.

A guide to effective academic writing, featuring thirty-one readings from a wide range of sources that serve as sources and models for students' own writing, and including study questions.

Examines the different types of arguments, provides instruction on how to analyze and write argumentative text and visual arguments, and includes essays that debate issues such as stereotypes, the politics of sports, bilingualism in the United States, religion and public life, diversity, and America's international relations.