Good Arguments: Making Your Case in Writing and Public Speaking

Holland and Forrest provide the basics for speaking well, supplying both cerebration and celebration in their depiction of Christians arguing for a positive verdict in their witness of the gospel. Here is a great, accessible primer on logic and healthy argumentation that can point Christians toward more faithful reasoning and speaking."--Kelly M. From the Back Cover "Most textbooks on argumentation cover too much or too little, aiming either too high or too low. Good Arguments is just right. In an arena where truth is often dumbed down, this volume takes the reader higher up!

It equips readers to formulate firmly grounded, clearly articulated, and logically arranged arguments, avoid fallacious thinking, and discover how to reason well. This supplemental text is especially suitable for use in Christian colleges and seminaries and includes classroom discussion questions.. This brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in a wide variety of courses to improve the clarity of their writing and public speaking

Forrest (EdD, Liberty University) is associate dean of the College of General Studies and professor of Christian education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. . Holland Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of apologetics and theology at Liberty University School of Divinity in Lynchburg, Virginia.Ben