Ch. 3 Rhetorical Precis

In "Finding Arguments," Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer claim that arguments are found everywhere and that evidence needs to support those arguments in order for them to be good arguments. The authors then discuss sources in arguments and how sources can and cannot support certain arguments. The purpose of the chapter is to inform the audience about how arguments are created in order to create even better arguments. The audience is most likely a college audience simply because of the tone of the chapter and the use of examples directed toward college students.