From the best-selling authors of the most successful reader in America comesPractical Argument. No one writes for the introductory composition student like Kirszner and Mandell, andPractical Argumentsimplifies the study of argument. A straightforward, full-color, accessible introduction to argumentative writing, it employs an exercise-driven, thematically focused, step-by-step approach to get to the heart of what students need to understand argument. In clear, concise, no-nonsense language,Practical Argumentfocuses on basic principles of classical argument and introduces alternative methods of argumentation.Practical Argumentforgoes the technical terminology that confuses students and instead explains concepts in understandable, everyday language, illustrating them with examples that are immediately relevant to students' lives.