Within Chapter 1 of Good Reasons, "Reading and Discovering Arguments", Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer assert that it is possible to make writing more credible, informative and effective.  Their claims are supported by exploring argumentation. They define an argument in regards to writing and combine this with the expectations of writing in a college setting.  The intent of Faigley and Selzer is to effectively summarize the elements used when writing an argumentative piece, with the hopes that this will better prepare students for college level writing assignments. The authors use examples and other tools in order to make the information easy to understand for the average college student.