rhetorical precis

In the book "Good Reasons", they attempt to show the author  what an argument actually is and how it is used throughout literature.  They do so by showing the evidence of writers trying to change reader's minds by convincing them of the validity of new ideas or the superiority of a particular course of action.  the purpose of this book is to show readers what an argument is based on as well addressing opposing arguments.  The intended audience of who they are trying to convince is the young and old readers and writers by the way they state and talk about the arguments.