Argument Revisited; Argument Redefined

In this volume leading composition scholars consider the ways in which argumentation as an approach to teaching writing remains valuable - in spite of the challenge presented by postmodern theories. The book first explains the traditional approaches to argument - the enthymeme evidence Toulmian Rogerian and classical rhetoric - and illustrates why they are of particular relevance today. The contributors then `redefine argument by connecting it with theoretical movements that have been adverse to it - feminism narratology and reflexive reading. As a result the book unites apparently conflicting approaches into a new definition of argument that emphasizes inquiry over discord and understanding over entrenched difference