Writing Arguments
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  • Unit 1: An Introduction to College Writing
    • Academic Writing
    • Writing for Others
    • Being Disconnected
    • Types of Assignments
  • Unit 2: An Academic Mindset
    • Analysis
    • Common Knowledge
    • Burden of Proof
    • Evidence
    • Writing to Learn
  • Unit 3: Building a Basic Argument
    • Primary Claim
    • Supporting Claim
    • Background Statements
    • Elaborations
    • Concessions
  • Unit 4: Common Arguments
    • Arguments of Definition
    • Claims of Fact
    • Claims of Value
    • Claims of Policy
  • Unit 5: Invention Strategies
    • Parallel Case
    • Rebuttal
    • Synthesis
    • Treatment
  • Unit 6: Common Flawed Arguments
    • Agenticity
    • Hasty Generalization
    • False Correlation
    • Enumeration Error
    • Arguing from Anecdote
  • Unit 7: Beyond the First Draft
    • Stalling Out
    • Serial Questioning
    • Revision
    • Editing
  • Special: Argumentation and Debate

The Debate Textbook

This section hosts an Open Access textbook for argumentation and debate. The textbook is designed for use in a college-level debate course and is intended to introduce students to the world of public advocacy and academic debate.

Regular Format

For the majority of students, this will be the preferred format for reading this textbook. As with the rest of this project, the textbook itself is copyrighted, but is free for student use and reproduction so long as no student is charged for its content.
Open Regular PDF

Sans Serif Format

Open Sans Serif PDF
Some students will have found that reading sans serif fonts is easier for them, so that format is available here. ​ As with the rest of this project, the textbook itself is copyrighted, but is free for student use and reproduction so long as no student is charged for its content.
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