TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garfinkle, Adam M.,
TI  - Political writing: a guide to the essentials 
SN  - 9780765631237
AV  - P 301.5.P67 .G18 2012
PY  - 2012///];copyright 2012
CY  - Armonk, N.Y.
PB  - M.E. Sharpe
KW  - Government report writing
KW  - Political letter writing
KW  - Political science
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Speechwriting
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Fundamentals of rhetoric and polemic -- Becoming a better writer -- Writing better still -- The essay -- The review -- The op-ed -- Speechwriting -- Letters, toasts, and ceremonials -- Memoranda -- Commission reports -- Blogs -- A philosophy of editing
N2  - Writing well, and persuasively, is a discipline that can be learned. This book introduces the essential skills, rules, and steps for producing effective political prose appropriate to many contexts, from the editorial, the op-ed, and the polemical essay to other forms both weighty and seemingly slight.
ER  -