The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers

Description: Product Description : The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers - Second Edition More than merely a writing text The Imaginative Argument offers writers instruction on how to use their imaginations to improve their prose Cioffi shows writers how they can enliven argumentthe organizing rubric of all persuasive writingby drawing on emotion soul and creativity the wellsprings of imagination While Cioffi suggests that argument should become a natural habit of mind for writers he goes still further inspiring writers to adopt as their gold standard the imaginative argument the surprising yet strikingly apt insight that organizes disparate noises into music that makes out of chaos chaos theoryRather than offering a model of writing based on established formulas or templates Cioffi urges writers to envision argument as an active parsing of experience that imaginatively reinvents the world Cioffis manifesto asserts that successful argument also requires writers to explore their own deepseated feelings to exploit the fuzzy but often profoundly insightful logic of the imaginationBut expression is not all that matters Cioffis work anchors itself in the actual Drawing on Louis Kahns notion that a good architect never has all the answers to a buildings problems before its physical construction Cioffi maintains that in argument too answers must be forged along the way as the writer inventively deals with emergent problems and unforeseen complexities Indeed discovery imagination and invention suffuse all stages of the processThe Imaginative Argument offers all the intellectual kindling that writers need to ignite this creativity from insights on developing ideas to avoiding bland assertions or logical leaps It cites exemplary nonfiction prose stylists including William James Ruth Benedict and Erving Goffman as well as literary sources to demonstrate the dynamic of persuasive writing Provocative and lively it will prove not only essential reading but also inspiration for all those interested in arguing more imaginatively more successfullyThis edition features new chapters that cover the revision process in greater depth as well as the particular challenges of researching and writing in the digital age such as working with technology and avoiding plagiarism The book also includes new sample essays an appendix to help instructors use the book in the classroom and much more( it is an used product )

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