Read, reason, write : an argument text and reader / Dorothy U. Seyler.

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 { IN THE LIBRARY, ONLINE, IN THE FIELD}
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 MLA}
Using Sources Effectively
Evaluating Sources, Maintaining Credibility
Documenting Sources to Avoid Plagiarism
Using "Tags" to Avoid Misleading Documentation
MLA In- Text { Parenthetical} 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 {APA AND MORE}
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.