George K. (George Kynett) Pattee

George Kynett Pattee (1879–1926) was an American writer and teacher whose best-known book is Practical Argumentation. In that book, he is identified as an assistant professor of English and rhetoric at The Pennsylvania State College, and the work was published by The Century Co. in the early 1900s.

Pattee wrote in a direct, instructional style meant to help students learn how to debate, organize evidence, and make convincing claims. Rather than treating argument as something abstract, he presented it as a practical skill that could be studied and improved through method, structure, and practice.

Little biographical information was readily confirmed beyond his dates and his academic role, but his work has remained accessible through major public-domain archives and library catalogs. That lasting availability suggests why he is still remembered today: not for a large body of books, but for one durable guide to clear thinking and effective persuasion.