Download or read book The Aims of Argument written by Timothy W. Crusius and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2003 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aims of Argument is a process-oriented introduction to argumentation with unique coverage of the aims, or purposes, of argument - to inquire, to convince, to persuade, and to mediate. In contrast to other approaches, the focus on aims provides rhetorical context that helps students write, as well as read, arguments.