The Academic Writer - A Brief Rhetoric

The Academic Writeris a brief guide that prepares students for any college writing situation through a solid foundation in rhetorical concepts. By framing reading, listening, viewing, and composing processes in terms of the rhetorical situation, Lisa Ede gives students the tools they need to make effective choices and become more informed, engaged, and rhetorically sensitive communicators. With an emphasis on analysis and synthesis, and making and supporting claims, students learn to master the moves of academic writing across mediums. A substantially revised chapter on reading rhetorically has been expanded to include listening and viewing rhetorically, showing students that reading, writing, speaking, and listening are all parallel processes and rhetorical acts. A new section "Reading, Listening, Viewing, and Believing (or Not) in an Age of Social Media,” and updated coverage of academic research--including the 2020 APA guidelines--ensures that students are supported at all stages of the writing process.