CHAPTER 1<br > Introduction to<br > Argument<br >THE NATURE OF ARGUMENT<br > A ~onversalitm overheard in the school cafeteria:<br > \"Hey， hou) come you didn l order tile meut loaf special? It S pretty<br > good today， \"<br > \"Well， I read this book about vegetarianism， and I ve decided to<br > give up mea...
CHAPTER 1<br > Introduction to<br > Argument<br >THE NATURE OF ARGUMENT<br > A ~onversalitm overheard in the school cafeteria:<br > \"Hey， hou) come you didn l order tile meut loaf special? It S pretty<br > good today， \"<br > \"Well， I read this book about vegetarianism， and I ve decided to<br > give up meal. The book says meat s unhealthy and vegetarians live<br > longer，\"<br > \"Don l be silly. Americans eat lots of meat， and we re living longer<br > and longer，\"<br > \"Listen， this book tells how much heakhier the Danes were during<br > World War 11 because the)\" couldn t gel meat.\"<br > \"1 don t believe it. A lot of these health books are written by<br > quacks， It s pretty dumb to change your diet after reading one book.\"<br > rl hesc people are having whal most of us would call an argument，<br > one that so Ull~S dangerously close to a quarrel. There are， however， sig-<br > i ficaat dinerence~ be ween the co oquial meaning of argullaent as a<br > quarrel and its definition as a process of reasoning and advartc ng prool，<br > 3<br >
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The second is the case of another Englishman, who said to an American, "I think you're awfully unfair in your treatment to Negroes. How do Americans feel about Negroes?" The American replied, " Well, I suppose some Americans feel about Negroes just the way you fell about the Irish." The English said, "Oh, come now. The Negroes are human beings. (查看原文)
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11th edition反而不如这本好，选材过于讲究政治正确，内容更加琐碎。这本书最出色的地方就在于作者逐篇文章分析解说，该如何写/评判Argument；而且文章选得也很好；给出各种tips放在现在也丝毫不过时。