New Discussion on the Persuasive Essay Style

Author: Fang Wu
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Based on a comprehensive review of the research on ancient and modern argumentative essays in China, this book pioneers an in-depth analysis and description of the materials and expressive methods of argumentative essays, providing a beneficial perspective on their internal structure. It also addresses controversial and commonly misunderstood aspects of argumentative essays, such as thesis, argument, evidence, reasoning, structure, and the distinction between argumentative essays and expository essays, offering original insights. Additionally, it breaks the traditional classification based on social functions and innovatively classifies argumentative essays primarily according to the expressive features determined by their content characteristics. Furthermore, based on theoretical research on these issues, it proposes enlightening and academically grounded suggestions for teaching the reading and writing of argumentative essays. The book is closely tied to actual writing practices, offers meticulous analysis, and presents numerous fresh insights, making it highly valuable for research, reading, writing, and teaching of argumentative essays. It also serves as an enlightening guide to correcting misconceptions about argumentative essays caused by traditional views.