New essays and topics illustrate real-world arguments. 88 new professional essays, 3 new student essays, and 22 new images provide even better examples for students. For instance, Nicholas D. Kristof writes about the virtues of sweatshops, and Vernon R. Wiehe criticizes child beauty pageants.
New debate and casebook topics and more recent classics. These include the use of study drugs; stereotypical sports mascots; the question of whether to publicize sex offenders; America’s safety after 9/11; the "myth" of the glass ceiling; and a federal DREAM Act. And the classic argument section now features more recent selections, with essays by James Baldwin and Betty Friedan, among others.
More help with the writing process and academic writing. Augmented coverage of developing and finalizing an essay. There’s more on the rhetorical situation, more on developing the body of an essay, more on editing and proofreading, and more grammar help.
Additional material on using sources in argument. New templates that guide students in developing an argumentative paragraph have been added, including ones on thesis, paraphrase, and summary; and there’s now more help with finding sources.
Quizzes in e-Pages provide helpful feedback. Quizzes on all of the readings and instructional content allow instructors to quickly get a sense of what students understand and what they need help with. Bedford e-Book to Go. A customizable e-book is now available for Practical Argument, at about half the price of the print edition. Students can highlight, take notes and quizzes, and bookmark important parts of the text.