Chapter 13 Rhetorical Precis

In Chapter 13 of "Good Reasons Researching and Writing Effective Arguments" Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer assert that there are four major components to a proposal argument. Faigley and Selzer support their claim by going in to detail of each of these components: identifying and defining the problem, stating a proposed solution, convincing readers that the proposed solution is fair and will work and demonstrating that the solution is feasible. The writers soon suggest that by setting out your solution first and the clear goals of your solution, if the readers agree they will soon want to take action.  Faigley and Selzer seem to have a supportive tone towards providing students with steps to writing a proposal argument. They seem to keep their audience in mind by outlining each step and giving key details about each step that can help a writer become successful when writing a proposal argument.