How to write convincingly. The art of argumentation in scientific and popular science works

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"You never had the feeling that writing good work in college requires temporarily to forget about the language in which you speak in everyday life? What should be used to use smart words, long sentences and complex structural forms to impress teachers? If so, then we hasten to tell you that this is not always the case. On the contrary, an academic written speech can - and, in our opinion, should be a little relaxed, easy to understand and even partially funny. No, we do not campaign for the rejection of complex scientific terminology in your work, but we urge you to use the expressions and turns that you use every day in colloquial speech, talking with family and friends. ”
Gerald Graff, Katie Birkenstein

What is the book "How to write convincingly: the art of argumentation in scientific and popular science works"
The authors propose to be spelling scientific and popular science works not as exhausting work, but as an exciting and pleasant occupation. A lot of simple templates and effective techniques, which are recommended to be used at different stages of creating work, allows you to cope with the intention of any complexity. At the same time, not only the author of the text, but also readers will win.

Work written on the recommendations of Gerald Graff and Katie Birkenstein will not just be serious and relevant - it will be clear and entertaining! The authors also introduce readers to the main rhetorical techniques that will convince their point of view to any audience. The instruments of conducting polemics described in the book are universal. They will help to feel confident during presentations, reading reports and during the most acute and complex discussions.

The book is an extremely practical methodological manual that is useful not only to scientists who write articles, reports and dissertations, but also to students who are very often encountered with difficulties in creating abstracts, coursework and thesis.

Why the book "How to write convincingly" worthy of reading
You will learn to write scientific and popular science works of any level, enjoying not only from the final result, but also from the process itself,
Simple and universal templates developed by the authors will help you state your thoughts as fully as possible, intelligibly and at the same time exciting? So that neither you yourself, nor those who will read your work, have a drowsiness of drowsiness when immersing in the topic,
Author"s methodology for working with sources will help you choose the right quotes and use borrowing techniques without risking being accused of plagiarism.

Who are the authors
Gerald Graff - professor of English and pedagogy of the University of Illinois in Chicago, president of the American association of a modern language (2008), had a huge impact on teachers thanks to his books "Confessive literature: institutional history" (promitation literature: an institutational history) "Outside cultural wars: how can we teach conflictology update American education: How Teach in the Confl ICTS Can Revitalize American Education), lost in scientific circles: how education is blurred Obscures the Life of the Mind).

Katie Birkenstein lectures in English at the University of Chicago, co -chair of the program "Writing Scientific Texts". She is the author of articles published in College English, as well as (co -authored with Gerald Graff) in Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe and College Composition and Communication. He conducts conversations and seminars in various colleges with Gerald, is currently working on a study that is devoted to typical cases of misunderstanding in the scientific environment