The Argument Builder Author:Shelly Johnson The Argument Builder is the ideal companion to The Art of Argument for students in eighth grade and up. Where The Art of Argument enables students to find and identify fallacies in various kinds of writing and speech, The Argument Builder focuses on training students to build their own sound and persuasive arguments. The text is a blend of logic... more » and rhetoricstudents first study the logical structure of good arguments and then study how to use several lines of argument (a.k.a., the common topics) like the use of examples, analogy, comparison, testimony, and statistics. The text comes in a workbook format with plenty of exercises to ensure students learn to become skilled argument makers!« less