Choices 2.0 Chapter 3

In chapter 3 of his book "Choices 2.0: Situations for college writing", Joe Marshall Hardin claims that in order to make a good argument,a writer must be willing to not only support his or her own credibility, but also the credibility of the argument in question. Hardin supports this theory by emphasizing the points of how personal stories, narrative, and credible sources can all add or dilute the ethos, logos, or pathos of a writer's argument based on such little cues as the lack of description or the format of an opionated sentence. In order to accomplish this goal, Hardin gave examples such as the argument over adult literacy programs using such step-by-step procedures of the Toulmin method to contrast the difference between a good and bad argument. On account of Hardin's continued use of college students as an audience in his text and his consistent reference to student projects, it's assumed he is talking to a younger audience looking to improve their argumentative skills.