Read, reason, write : an argument text and reader /
Seyler, Dorothy U.
Read, reason, write : an argument text and reader / Dorothy U. Seyler. - 7th edition - Boston ; Singapore; Seoul : McGraw-Hill, c2005. - xx, various paging : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents;
SECTION 1 CRITICAL, READING AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 1 WRITERS AND THEIR SOURCES
Writing, Reading, and the Contexts of Argument
Responses to Sources
The Personal Response
The Response to Content
The Analytic Response, etc.
CHAPTER 2 RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO SOURCES
Traits of the Critical Reader/Thinker
Examining the Context
Understanding Attitude
Analyzing Style
Writing about Style, etc
SECTION 2 THE WORLD OF ARGUMENT
CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF ARGUMENT
Characteristics of Argument
The Shape of Argument: The Aristotelian Model
The Shape of Argument: The Toulmin Model
The Language of Claims and Support
More on Toulmin's Analysis of Argument, etc.
CHAPTER 4 WRITING EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTS
Know Your Audience
Understand Your Writing Purpose
Move from Topic to Claim to Possible Support
Draft Your Argument
For Debate and Analysis, etc.
CHAPTER 5 LEARNING MORE ABOUT ARGUMENT: INDUCTION, DEDUCTION, AND LOGICAL FALLACIES
Induction
Deduction
Analogy
Arguments That Do Not Work: Logical Fallacies
The Refutation Essay: Evaluating the Arguments of Others, etc.
CHAPTER 6 READING, EVALUATING. AND WRITING DEFINITION ARGUMENTS AND POSITION PAPERS
The Definition Argument: Debating the Meaning of Words
The Position Paper: Examining Claims of Values
For Debate
Suggestions for Discussion and Writing
CHAPTER 7 READING, EVALUATING, AND USING VISUALS AND STATISTICS IN ARGUMENT
Reading Graphics
The Uses of Authority and Statistics
Responding to Visual Arguments
Writing the Investigative Paper
For Reading and Analysis, etc.
CHAPTER 8 READING, EVALUATING, AND WRITING CAUSAL AND PROBLEM/ SOLUTION ARGUMENTS
Arguments about Cause
The Problem/Solution Argument: Exploring Public-Policy Issues
For Analysis and Debate
Suggestions for Discussion and Writing
SECTION 3 THE RESEARCHED AND FORMALLY DOCUMENTED ARGUMENT
CHAPTER 9 GETTING STARTED AND LOCATING SOURCES
Types of Research Projects
Stages in the Research Process
Finding a Workable Topic
Writing a Tentative Claim or Research Proposal
Preparing a Working Bibliography, etc.
CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING SOURCES, SELECTING SUPPORT, AND DOCUMENTING
Using Sources Effectively
Evaluating Sources, Maintaining Credibility
Documenting Sources to Avoid Plagiarism
Using "Tags" to Avoid Misleading Documentation
MLA In- Text Citations, etc.
CHAPTER 11 WRITING THE RESEARCHED ESSAY
Organizing the paper
The Formal Outline
Drafting the paper
Revising the paper: A Guide
The Completed paper, etc.
CHAPTER 12 OTHER STYLES OF DOCUMENTATION
Author/year or APA Style
APA Style: Preparing a List of References
Sample paper in APA Style
Footnote or Endnote Style
SECTION 4 A COLLECTION OF READINGS
CHAPTER 13 THE MEDIA: IMAGE AND REALITY
CHAPTER 14 VIOLENCE AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
CHAPTER 15 SPORTS TALK--SPORTS BATTLES
CHAPTER 16 OPEN SOCIETY VS. HOMELAND SECURITY: THE AMERICAN BALANCING ACT
CHAPTER 17 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES
CHAPTER 18 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR COLLEGES? IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS? DEBATES
OVER FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION
CHAPTER 19 CENSORSHIP AND FREE SPEECH
CHAPTER 20 ACCESS AND PRIVACY IN A TECHNOLOGICAL AGE
CHAPTER 21 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN THE NEW CENTURY
CHAPTER 22 BIOETHICS: A BRAVE NEW WORLD?
CHAPTER 23 SOME CLASSIC ARGUMENTS
APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING LITERATURE
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780072873726 0072873728 (pbk. : acidfree paper}
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English language
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
College readers.
Report writing.
808.0427 / SEY
Read, reason, write : an argument text and reader / Dorothy U. Seyler. - 7th edition - Boston ; Singapore; Seoul : McGraw-Hill, c2005. - xx, various paging : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents;
SECTION 1 CRITICAL, READING AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 1 WRITERS AND THEIR SOURCES
Writing, Reading, and the Contexts of Argument
Responses to Sources
The Personal Response
The Response to Content
The Analytic Response, etc.
CHAPTER 2 RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO SOURCES
Traits of the Critical Reader/Thinker
Examining the Context
Understanding Attitude
Analyzing Style
Writing about Style, etc
SECTION 2 THE WORLD OF ARGUMENT
CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF ARGUMENT
Characteristics of Argument
The Shape of Argument: The Aristotelian Model
The Shape of Argument: The Toulmin Model
The Language of Claims and Support
More on Toulmin's Analysis of Argument, etc.
CHAPTER 4 WRITING EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTS
Know Your Audience
Understand Your Writing Purpose
Move from Topic to Claim to Possible Support
Draft Your Argument
For Debate and Analysis, etc.
CHAPTER 5 LEARNING MORE ABOUT ARGUMENT: INDUCTION, DEDUCTION, AND LOGICAL FALLACIES
Induction
Deduction
Analogy
Arguments That Do Not Work: Logical Fallacies
The Refutation Essay: Evaluating the Arguments of Others, etc.
CHAPTER 6 READING, EVALUATING. AND WRITING DEFINITION ARGUMENTS AND POSITION PAPERS
The Definition Argument: Debating the Meaning of Words
The Position Paper: Examining Claims of Values
For Debate
Suggestions for Discussion and Writing
CHAPTER 7 READING, EVALUATING, AND USING VISUALS AND STATISTICS IN ARGUMENT
Reading Graphics
The Uses of Authority and Statistics
Responding to Visual Arguments
Writing the Investigative Paper
For Reading and Analysis, etc.
CHAPTER 8 READING, EVALUATING, AND WRITING CAUSAL AND PROBLEM/ SOLUTION ARGUMENTS
Arguments about Cause
The Problem/Solution Argument: Exploring Public-Policy Issues
For Analysis and Debate
Suggestions for Discussion and Writing
SECTION 3 THE RESEARCHED AND FORMALLY DOCUMENTED ARGUMENT
CHAPTER 9 GETTING STARTED AND LOCATING SOURCES
Types of Research Projects
Stages in the Research Process
Finding a Workable Topic
Writing a Tentative Claim or Research Proposal
Preparing a Working Bibliography, etc.
CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING SOURCES, SELECTING SUPPORT, AND DOCUMENTING
Using Sources Effectively
Evaluating Sources, Maintaining Credibility
Documenting Sources to Avoid Plagiarism
Using "Tags" to Avoid Misleading Documentation
MLA In- Text Citations, etc.
CHAPTER 11 WRITING THE RESEARCHED ESSAY
Organizing the paper
The Formal Outline
Drafting the paper
Revising the paper: A Guide
The Completed paper, etc.
CHAPTER 12 OTHER STYLES OF DOCUMENTATION
Author/year or APA Style
APA Style: Preparing a List of References
Sample paper in APA Style
Footnote or Endnote Style
SECTION 4 A COLLECTION OF READINGS
CHAPTER 13 THE MEDIA: IMAGE AND REALITY
CHAPTER 14 VIOLENCE AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
CHAPTER 15 SPORTS TALK--SPORTS BATTLES
CHAPTER 16 OPEN SOCIETY VS. HOMELAND SECURITY: THE AMERICAN BALANCING ACT
CHAPTER 17 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES
CHAPTER 18 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR COLLEGES? IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS? DEBATES
OVER FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION
CHAPTER 19 CENSORSHIP AND FREE SPEECH
CHAPTER 20 ACCESS AND PRIVACY IN A TECHNOLOGICAL AGE
CHAPTER 21 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN THE NEW CENTURY
CHAPTER 22 BIOETHICS: A BRAVE NEW WORLD?
CHAPTER 23 SOME CLASSIC ARGUMENTS
APPENDIX UNDERSTANDING LITERATURE
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780072873726 0072873728 (pbk. : acidfree paper}
r
English language
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
College readers.
Report writing.
808.0427 / SEY