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Unique topics include Heavy language, Incomplete and self-evident thoughts, Assertions and illustrations, Forms of repetition, Gilding the lily, Internal contradictions. Logical reasoning in arguments is structured around 29 types of rhetorical fallacies. Teaches when and how to use quotations in writing. MLA documentation models for every reference source, including up-to-the-minute electronic styles for Internet media. Examples are humorous and topical.