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.
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English language Persuasion (Rhetoric) College readers. Report writing.