First, read any one of the classic arguments reprinted on pages 577-623 in the textbook: Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal" (578)Thomas...

First, read any one of the classic arguments reprinted on pages 577-623 in the textbook:

• Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal" (578)
• Thomas Jefferson, "The Declaration of Independence" (585)
• Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience" (588)
• Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?" (604)
• Rachel Carson, "The Obligation to Endure" (605)
• Thurgood Marshall, "Reflections on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution" (611)

Then, discuss: what is the essay’s central argument or arguments? In your opinion, why is the argument considered so effective? How is the argument unique or memorable?

 Part 7: Classic Arguments, pages 577-623 of Elements of An Arguement 11th edition