Robert Rubin

Writing for College

A No-B.S. Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Negating the notion that there is no such thing as 'bad' writing, this book guides first-year students through the dos and don'ts of composition. Emphasizing the importance of writing in all majors, the author encourages students to find their own voiceand to express themselves without jargon or 'academese'"--Provided by publisher.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9781476673660
• ISBN-10: 1476673667
• Artikelnr.: 50695993

Autorenporträt

Robert Alden Rubin has taught college writing at The George Washington University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meredith College. He is the author of six books of nonfiction, and presently works as a freelance editor. He lives near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Be Interesting, or "B.S."? I: Style and the Academy
1.
Who's Listening?
2.
Blinded by Science
3.
Subject and Object
4.
Data
5.
Specific Versus General
6.
Active Voice, Active Mind
7.
Rhythm and Emphasis II: Argument and Persuasion
8.
A Jury of Your Peers
9.
Who Says? And So What? 10.
Claim, Warrant and Support 11.
Writing the Analytical Paragraph 12.
Classical Argumentation 13.
"B.S." and How to Detect It III: Research and Preparation 14.
Writing for Yourself 15.
The eScholar and the Library 16.
Quotation and Documentation 17.
The Critical Lens IV: Writing the College Essay 18.
The Open House 19.
Introduction and Threshold 20.
Agent and Thesis 21.
Plan 22.
Conclusion and Takeaway 23.
A Short Chapter on Titles 24.
Revision: The Second Look Appendix 1. Logical Fallacies Appendix 2. Style Guides Appendix 3. Writing in the Sciences Index