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Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings, Brief Edition, 7/E
ISBN-10: 0321412907
ISBN-13: 9780321412904
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 496 pp
Published: 03/01/2006
The market leader in argumentative rhetorics, Writing Arguments has proven highly successful in teaching students to read arguments critically and to produce effective arguments of their own.
With its student-friendly tone, clear explanations, high-interest readings and examples, and well-sequenced critical thinking and writing assignments, Writing Arguments, Brief Edition offers a time-tested approach to argument that is interesting and accessible to students and eminently teachable for instructors.
Throughout the book, the authors approach argument rhetorically by emphasizing audience and context at every stage of the construction of an argument. Writing Arguments, Brief Edition moves students beyond a simplistic debate model of argument to a view of argument as inquiry and consensus-building as well as persuasion, in which the arguer negotiates with others in search of the best solutions to problems.
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Writing Arguments, Brief Edition: A Rhetoric with Readings, 8/E
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Color Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. OVERVIEW OF ARGUMENT
1. Argument: An Introduction
What Do We Mean by Argument?
Wilfred Owen, "Dulce et Decorum Est"
The Defining Features of Argument
Argument and the Problem of Truth
A Successful Process of Argumentation: The Well-Functioning Committee
Gordon Adams, Petition to Waive the University Math Requirement (student essay)
2. Reading Arguments
Why Reading Arguments Is Important for Writers
Strategy 1: Reading as a Believer
Lisa Turner, "Playing with Our Food"
Strategy 2: Reading as a Doubter
Strategy 3: Exploring How Rhetorical Context and Genre Shape the Argument
Strategy 4: Seeking Out Alternative Views and Analyzing Sources of Disagreement
Council for Biotechnology Information, "Why Biotech Labeling: Why Biotech Labeling Can Confuse Consumers"
An Analysis of the Sources of Disagreement between Lisa Turner and the Council for Biotechnology Information
Strategy 5: Using Disagreement Productively to Prompt Further Investigation
3. 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
Discovering Ideas: Two Sets of Exploratory Writing Tasks
Writing Assignments for Chapters 1-3
II. PRINCIPLES OF ARGUMENT
4. 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
Application of This Chapter's Principles to Your Own Writing
Application of This Chapter's Principles to the Reading of Arguments
5. The Logical Structure of Arguments
An 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
6. 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)
7. 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
Using Images for Emotional Appeal
Kairos: The Timeliness and Fitness of Arguments
8. Accommodating Your Audience: Treating Differing Views
One-Sided, Multi-Sided, 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
Marybeth Hamilton, "First Place: A Healing School for Homeless Children" (student essay)
Appealing to a Resistant Audience: Dialogic Argument
Ellen Goodman, "Minneapolis Pornography Ordinance"
Rebekah Taylor, "A Letter to Jim" (student essay)
Writing Assignments for Chapters 7 and 8
9. Conducting Visual Arguments
Understanding Design Elements in Visual Argument
Drug Enforcement Administration, "A Single Hit of Ecstasy" (advocacy advertisement)
Common Sense for Drug Policy, "What We Know About Ecstasy" (advocacy advertisement)
The Compositional Features of Photographs and Drawings
The Genres of Visual Argument
The Pro-Choice Public Education Project, "When Your Right..." (advocacy advertisement)
Constructing Your Own Visual Argument
Leah Johnson, "Drink and Then Drive? Jeopardize My Future?" (student poster)
Using Information Graphics in Arguments
Incorporating Graphics into Your Argument
Writing Assignments for Chapter 9
III. ARGUMENTS IN DEPTH: SIX TYPES OF CLAIMS
10. An Introduction to the Types of Claims
An Overview of the Types of Claims
How Knowledge of Claim Types Will Help You Focus an Argument and Generate Ideas
Hybrid Arguments: How Claim Types Work Together in Arguments
*Aaron Friedman, "All That Noise for Nothing"
11. Categorical and Definitional Arguments: X Is (Is Not) a Y
An Overview of Categorical Arguments
Simple Categorical Arguments
An Overview of Definitional Arguments
The Criteria-Match Structure of Definitional Arguments
Conceptual Problems of Definition
Kinds of Definitions
Strategies for Defining the Contested Term in a Definitional Argument
Conducting the Match Part of a Definitional Argument
Writing a Definitional Argument
Writing Assignment for Chapter 11
Questioning and Critiquing a Definitional Argument
Readings
*"Low-Carb Diets Unhealthy Trend"
Kathy Sullivan, "Oncore, Obscenity, and the Liquor Control Board" (student essay)
Charles Krauthammer, "This Isn't a 'Legal' Matter, This Is War"
*Eugene Volokh, "You Can Blog, But You Can’t Hide"
12. Causal Arguments: X Causes (Does Not Cause) Y
An Overview of Causal Argument.
The Nature of Causal Arguing
Describing a Causal Argument in Toulmin Terms
Three Methods for Arguing That One Event Causes Another
Glossary of Terms Encountered in Causal Arguments
Writing Your Causal Argument
Writing Assignment for Chapter 12
Questioning and Critiquing a Causal Argument
Readings
Daeha Ko, "The Monster That Is High School" (student essay)
United Way, "Kids Who Do Not Participate..." (advocacy advertisement)
*Olivia Judson, "Different but (Probably) Equal"
*Carlos Macias, "The Credit Card Company Made Me Do It!" (student writer)
13. Resemblance Arguments: X Is (Is Not) Like Y
An Overview of Resemblance Arguments
Arguments by Analogy
Arguments by Precedent
Writing a Resemblance Argument
Writing Assignment for Chapter 13
Questioning and Critiquing a Resemblance Argument
Readings
Megan Matthews, "Whales Need Silence" (student essay)
*Matthew Miller, "It Shouldn’t Take a Disaster to Help America’s Blameless"
Sven Van Assche, "Knock! Knock!" (political cartoon)
Susan Brownmiller, from "Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape"
14. Evaluation and Ethical Arguments: X Is (Is Not) a Good Y
An Overview of Evaluation Arguments
Criteria-Match Structure of Evaluation Arguments
Conducting a Categorical Evaluation Argument
An Overview of Ethical Arguments
Two Major Ethical Systems
Conducting an Ethical Argument
Common Problems in Making Evaluation Arguments
Writing an Evaluation Argument
Writing Assignment for Chapter 14
Questioning and Critiquing an Evaluation Argument
Readings
Sam Isaacson, "Would Legalization of Gay Marriage Be Good for the Gay Community?" (student essay)
Tiffany Anderson, "A Woman's View of Hip Hop" (student essay)
*Mike Luckovich, "The Military’s Raising the Enlistment Age" (political cartoon)
*Geoffrey Johnson, "Marking Earth Day Inc."
*David Holcberg, "Human Organs for Sale?"
15. Proposal Arguments: We Should (Should Not) Do Y
An Overview of Proposal Arguments
The Structure of Proposal Arguments
Special Concerns for Proposal Arguments
Developing a Proposal Argument
Proposal Arguments as Advocacy Posters or Advertisements
Using the Claim-Type Strategy to Develop a Proposal Argument
Using the “Stock Issues” Strategy to Develop a Proposal Argument
Writing a Proposal Argument
Writing Assignment for Chapter 15
Questioning and Critiquing a Proposal Argument
Readings
Laurel Wilson, "A Proposal to Provide Tips for Hosts at Stone's End" (student essay)
Mark Bonicillo, "A Proposal for Universal Health Insurance in the United States" (MLA-style student research paper)
*Center for Children’s Health and the Environment, "More Kids Are Getting Brain Cancer. Why?" (advocacy advertisement)
*Maia Szalavitz, "Let a Thousand Licensed Poppies Bloom"
IV. THE RESEARCHED ARGUMENT
16. Finding and Evaluating Sources
Formulating a Research Question
Understanding Differences in the Kinds of Sources
Finding Books: Searching Your Library's Online Catalog
Finding Print Articles: Searching a Licensed Database
Finding Cyberspace Sources: Searching the World Wide Web
Reading Your Sources Rhetorically
Taking Effective Notes
Evaluating Sources
Understanding the Rhetoric of Web Sites
National Resources Defense Council, "Spread of Active Sonar Threatens Whales" (web page)
17. Using, Citing, and Documenting Sources
Using Sources for Your Own Purposes
Creating Rhetorically Effective Attributive Tags
Working Sources into Your Own Prose
Avoiding Plagiarism
Understanding Parenthetical Citation Systems with Bibliographies
Understanding MLA Style
Understanding APA Style
Megan Matthews, "Sounding the Alarm: Navy Sonar and the Survival of Whales" (student research paper)
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Informal Fallacies
The Problem of Conclusiveness in an Argument
An Overview of Informal Fallacies
Fallacies of Pathos
Fallacies of Ethos
Fallacies of Logos
Appendix 2: The Writing Community: Working in Groups
From Conflict to Consensus: How to Get the Most Out of the Writing Community
Forming Writing Communities: Skills and Roles
Group Project: Holding a “Norming Session” to Define “Good Argumentative Writing”
"Bloody Ice"
"RSS Should Not Provide Dorm Room Carpets"
"Sterling Hall Dorm Food"
"ROTC Courses Should Not Get College Credit"
"Legalization of Prostitution"
A Classroom Debate
Credits
Index

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