Argument Now is a brief guide to composing persuasive texts and conducting research, with an emphasis on practiced, computer- and web-based strategies, models, and assignments.

The text emphasizes rhetorical considerations and the writing process, not the technology itself. The text maximizes the opportunities computers offer students to engage in the writing process with a sense of freedom and creativity. It encourages students to “play” with their own text, with their ideas and words. An approachable writing style makes the innovative content easy to understand.