Iden, Northwestern University) "I asked my students on the course-end evaluation to rate the book and the overwhelming majority recommended using it again." (Lisa M. Gring-Pemble, George Mason University) "It's crisply written, brief, and well suited for classroom discussion." (Philip Voight, Gustavus Adolphus College) "Helpful exercises; clear writing; solid content; strong, logical organization." (Robert Greenstreet, East Central University) "Good incorporation of recent examples and citations." (Douglas Fraleigh, California State University, Fresno) "It is intelligent, well-written, and useful to anyone who wants to be involved in advocacy in their public or private lives (which should be everyone)." (Jennifer Reem, Nova Southeastern University) "I want my students to see the arguments occurring naturally around them, to understand how those arguments function, and to be able to make educated decisions for themselves. Herrick's text allows me to accomplish these goals." (Treva E. Dean, University of Alabama) "Herrick's writing is organized and his explanations clear. His examples illuminate the key points he is illustrating in interesting and relevant ways. These aspects of Herrick's text make it easy for the student to use for first-time reading, disciplined study and pretest review." (Samuel Nelson, Cornell University) "I like the way it approaches argument through an advocate's lens and teaches a morally and intellectually responsible approach to learning and using argument." (Carroll Nardone, Sam Houston State University)

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