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Excerpt from Manual of Argumentation: For High Schools and Academies The increasing interest taken in debate by the larger high schools and academies has prompted the preparation of this Manual of Argumentation. There has seemed to be need of a book that would present in a clear and simple way the elements of debate to that large class of students who are not advanced enough to master the rather difficult college text-books on the subject, but who are deeply interested in debating because it appeals to those instincts which are the basis of oratory and as old as the race. The authors, desiring to know if other teachers felt a similar need, sent letters to the, masters of many of the larger high schools and academies throughout the country, asking their opinion as to the usefulness of such a book. To these letters over eighty per cent of the replies were favorable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Essentials of Exposition and Argument: A Manual for High Schools, Academies, and Debating Clubs Since Argumentation and Debating was published, in 1908, it has been used by more than one hundred American universities and colleges. Many secondary schools as well, against the advice of the author, have attempted to use the book. It is not wholly adapted to the needs of their pupils, nor does it seem fitting for high schools and academies to give the time to Argu mentation alone that a thorough study of the college text requires. The Essentials of Exposition and Ar gument, though retaining whatever good qualities the earlier book appears to have, is prepared expressly for the use of secondary schools. The aim of this book is to present the Essentials of Exposition and Argument as simply as possible, fol lowing the order in which the difficulties arise in ao tual practice. The point of view is that of the high school student rather than that of the instructor. The amount of practical material, therefore, in proportion to the amount of theoretical material, is larger than is usual in manuals on this subject. The chapter on brief-draw ing, for example, starts with a familiar proposition and takes the student step by step through the develop ment of a complete working brief. The chapter on evi dence deals not only with the tests of evidence, but as well with the sources and the methods of using evi dence. In short, the book aims throughout to show the student how to go to work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.