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Writing Arguments : A Rhetoric with Readings, Concise Edition
ISBN: 9780321412898 | 0321412893
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007
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The market-leading guide to arguments, Writing Arguments has proven highly successful in teaching readers to read arguments critically and to produce effective arguments of their own.
Teaches readers to write better arguments. How to write arguments; how to do research for arguments; an anthology of argumentative readings.Anyone interested in writing better arguments.
Teaches readers to write better arguments. How to write arguments; how to do research for arguments; an anthology of argumentative readings.Anyone interested in writing better arguments.
| Overview of Argument | |
| Argument: An Introduction.What Do We Mean by Argument?Argument Requires Justification of Its Claims Argument | |
| Is Both a Process and a Product | |
| Argument Combines Truth Seeking and Persuasion | |
| Argument and the Problem of Truth | |
| A Successful Process of Argumentation: The Well-Functioning Committee | |
| Gordon Adams, Petition to Waive the University Math Requirement (S... MORE | |
| Conclusion | |
| Reading Arguments.Why Reading Arguments Is Important for Writers | |
| Strategy | |
| Reading as a Believer Lisa Turner, Playing with Our Food Strategy | |
| Reading as a Doubter Strategy | |
| Exploring How Rhetorical Context and Genre Shape the Argument Strategy | |
| Seeking Out Alternative Views and Analyzing Sources of Disagreement | |
| Council for Biotechnology Information, Biotech Labeling: Why Biotech Labeling Can Confuse Consumers | |
| An Analysis of the Sources of Disagreement between Lisa Turner and the Council for Biotechnology Information (Sample Analysis Essay) Strategy | |
| Using Disagreement Productively to Prompt Further Investigation. Conclusion | |
| Writing Arguments | |
| Who Writes Arguments and Why? Tips for Improving Your Writing Process | |
| Using Exploratory Writing to Discover Ideas and Deepen Thinking | |
| Shaping Your Argument: Classical Argument as a Planning Tool | |
| Using Exploratory Writing to Discover Ideas and Deepen Thinking: Two Sets of Exploratory Tasks | |
| Writing Assignments for Chapters 1-3 | |
| Principles of Argument | |
| The Core of an Argument: A Claim with Reasons | |
| An Introduction to the Classical Appeals | |
| Issue Questions as the Origins of Argument | |
| Difference Between a Genuine Argument and a Pseudo-Argument | |
| Frame of an Argument: A Claim Supported by Reasons | |
| Applying This Chapter's Principles to Your Own Writing | |
| Applying This Chapter's Principles to Reading Arguments | |
| The Logical Structure of Arguments | |
| Overview of Logos: What Do We Mean by the "Logical Structure" of an Argument? | |
| Adopting a Language for Describing Arguments: The Toulmin System | |
| Using Toulmin's Schema to Determine a Strategy of Support | |
| The Power of Audience-Based Reasons | |
| Using Evidence Effectively | |
| General Principles for the Persuasive Use of Evidence | |
| Rhetorical Understanding of Evidence | |
| Gathering Evidence | |
| Writing Assignments for Chapters 4-6 | |
| David Langley, "'Half-Criminals' or Urban Athletes? A Plea for Fair Treatment of Skateboarders" (Student Essay) | |
| Moving Your Audience: Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos | |
| Ethos and Pathos as Persuasive Appeals: An Overview | |
| How to Create an Effective Ethos: The Appeal to Credibility | |
| How to Create Pathos: The Appeal to Beliefs and Emotions | |
| Kairos The Timeliness and Fitness of Arguments | |
| Accommodating Your Audience: Treating Differing Views | |
| One-Sided, Multisided, and Dialogic Arguments | |
| Determining Your Audience's Resistance to Your Views | |
| Appealing to a Supportive Audience: One-Sided Argument | |
| Appealing to a Neutral or Undecided Audience: Classical Argument | |
| Appealing to a Resistant Audience: Dialogic Argument | |
| Ellen Goodman, Minneapolis Pornography Ordinance | |
| Rebekah Taylor, Letter to Jim (Student Essay).Writing Assignments for Chapters 7 and 8 | |
| Conducting Visual Arguments.Understanding Design Elements in Visual Argument | |
| Drug Enforcement Administration, "A Single Hit of Ecstasy..." (advocacy advertisement)The Compositional Features of Photographs and Drawings | |
| The Genres of Visual Argument | |
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