They Say/I Say 2E Pa
ISBN: 9780393933611 | 039393361X
Edition: 2ndFormat: Textbook Paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON
Pub. Date: 12/17/2009
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"They Say / I Say" shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said ("they say") to set up one's own argument ("I say"). In addition to explaining the basic moves, this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing.
| Preface: Demystifying Academic Conversation | |
| Introduction: Entering the Conversation | |
| "They Say" | |
| "They Say": Starting with What Others Are Saying | |
| "Her Point Is": The Art of Summarizing | |
| "As He Himself Puts It": The Art of Quoting | |
| "I Say" | |
| "Yes / No / Okay, But": Three Ways to Respond | |
| "And Yet": Distinguishing What You Say from Wh... MORE | |
| "Skeptics May Object": Planting a Naysayer in Your Text | |
| "So What? Who Cares?": Saying Why It Matters | |
| Tying It All Together | |
| "As a Result": Connecting the Parts | |
| "Ain't So / Is Not": Academic Writing Doesn't Always Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice | |
| "But Don't Get Me Wrong": The Art of Metacommentary | |
| In Specific Academic Settings | |
| "I Take Your Point": Entering Class Discussions | |
| "What's Motivating This Writer?": Reading for the Conversation | |
| "The Data Suggest": Writing in the Sciences | |
| "Analyze This": Writing in the Social Sciences | |
| Readings | |
| Don't Blame the Eater | |
| Hidden Intellectualism | |
| Nuclear Waste | |
| Agonism in the Academy: Surviving the Argument Culture | |
| Index of Templates | |
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