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Dialogues: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader, 5/E
Gary Goshgarian, Northeastern University
Kathleen Krueger, Northeastern University

ISBN-10: 0321288467
ISBN-13: 9780321288462

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 784 pp
Published: 07/29/2005

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Dialogues represents argument not as a battle to be won, but as a process of dialogue and deliberation—the exchange of opinions and ideas—among people with different values and perspectives.

Part One contains succinct instruction on analyzing and developing arguments, including critical reading, source documentation, and analyzing visual arguments. Part Two, updated with many new readings addressing current issues, offers a diverse collection of provocative essays from both the popular and scholarly medium. The lucid, lively, and engaging writing addresses students as writers and thinkers, without overwhelming them with unnecessary jargon or theory.

 

  • In Chapter 1, students are introduced to argument as a process of "Debate,” “Dialogue,” and “Deliberation" and given guidance for evaluating and building arguments through comparing and synthesizing diverse viewpoints.
  • Chapter 2, "Reading Arguments: Thinking Like a Critic," takes students step-by-step through every stage of a critical reading process—from previewing and skimming a reading, through annotating and summarizing, to analyzing, evaluating and arguing with that reading.
  • Integrated sample arguments in Part One exemplify important strategies of argument and give students practice in analyzing the features of good arguments. Thematically connected essays also allow students to compare different strategies and approaches to the same topic.
  • Student essays demonstrating the principles discussed in the chapter show practical applications from a student perspective.
  • Chapter 8, “Visual Arguments: Thinking Like an Illustrator,” teaches students the skills necessary to critically examine and interpret the audience, claims, assumptions, and evidence present in visual media including art, advertising, propaganda, editorial cartoons, and charts and graphs.
  • Chapter 9, "Researching Arguments: Thinking Like an Investigator," details specific information and examples of locating, evaluating, and citing print and electronic sources. Three Web sites are analyzed and compared to demonstrate how to determine the viability of information found on the Web.
  • The "Documentation Guide" includes updated student sample research papers in both MLA and APA styles, annotated to highlight important documentation issues. Examples of documentation using electronic sources have also been updated and expanded.

  • Six new sample student papers in Part One touch on such contemporary issues as—do we need stronger anti-smoking campaign targeting young people (“Offended by the Numbers” by Danise Cavallaro), are the uniforms worn by women on the Olympic beach volleyball teams sexually exploiting these athletes (“Olympic Babes?” by Lee Innes), and should foreign language instruction begin in elementary schools (“Globalization: It’s Elementary” by Amanda Collins).
  • New “Reading the Visual” feature, in each chapter in Part Two, asks students to analyze visual arguments—including photographs, ads, and graphics—connected to the chapter’s theme. 
  • Part Two features more than 30 new essays on contemporary issues that matter to students, most of which have been written within the last three years and represent a greater number of minority and women authors.
  • New Chapter 12, “Security and Freedom,” includes critical views of our changing world, alongside discussions of terrorism, privacy, and patriotism.
  • New Chapter 15, “College Life,” asks students to consider controversial topics like drinking on college campuses and colleges’ efforts to control such behavior; freedom of speech on campus; and debates over tuition, grade inflation, and undergraduate expectations of the job market. 
  • Two new Casebooks on “Juvenile Crime” and “Church and State,” provides students an opportunity to explore—through research, collaborative activities, and writing assignments–two contemporary issues.
  • Updated Chapter 11, “Gender Issues” includes a new cluster of readings on gender and sports.
  • Updated Chapter 14, “What Makes a Family” addresses recent trends in gay marriage and partnering, and features a new group of readings on adoption and adoption rights.
  • Updated Chapter 10, “Advertising and Consumerism,” with new readings and all new sample ads for students to analyze.

New readings indicated with an asterisk *

I. STRATEGIES FOR READING AND WRITING ARGUMENTS.

1. Understanding Persuasion: Thinking Like a Negotiator.

Argument.

What Makes an Argument.

The Uses of Argument.

Debate.

Moving from Debate to Dialogue.

Dialogue.

Deliberation.

Deborah Tannen, “Taking a ‘War of Words’ Too Literally.”

Sample Arguments for Analysis.

        Michael Lewis, “The Case Against Tipping.”

        *Paul Finkelman, “This One’s for the Birds.”

Exercises.

Sample Pro/Con Checklist.

Review: Basic Terminology.

2. Reading Arguments: Thinking Like a Critic.

Why Read Critically?

Preview the Reading.

Skim the Reading.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        Henry Wechsler, “Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped.”

        Consider Your Own Experience.

        Annotate the Reading.

        Summarize the Reading.

        Analyze and Evaluate the Reading.

        Argue with the Reading.

        Create a Debate and Dialogue Between Two or More Readings.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        Fromma Harrop, “Stop Babysitting College Students.”

Construct a Debate.

Sample Arguments for Analysis.

        Kathryn Stewart and Corina Sole, “Letter to the Editor” from the Washington Post.

        James C. Carter, S.J.: “Letter to the Editor” from the Times-Picayune.

        Deliberate about the Readings.

        Look for Logical Fallacies.

Preview: Logical Fallacies.

Exercises.

3. Finding Arguments: Thinking Like a Writer.

The Writing Process.

Finding Topics to Argue.

Developing Argumentative Topics.

Finding Ideas Worth Writing About.

Refining Topics.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        *Stephanie Bowers, “What's the Rush?” (student essay).

Exercises.

4. Addressing Audiences: Thinking Like a Reader.

The Target Audience.

The General Audience.

Guidelines for Knowing Your Audience.

Adapting to Your Readers’ Attitudes.

Sample Arguments for Analysis.

        C. Everett Koop, “Don’t Forget the Smokers.”

        Jeff Jacoby, “What the Antismoking Zealots Really Crave.”

        Robert J. Samuelson, “Media Have Fallen for Misguided Antismoking Campaign.”

        *Denise Cavallaro, “Smoking: Offended by the Numbers” (student essay).

Choosing Your Words.

Exercises.

5. Shaping Arguments: Thinking Like an Architect.

Components of an Argument.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        Clara Spotted Elk, “Indian Bones.”

        Analyzing the Structure.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        Ron Karpati, “I Am the Enemy.”

        Analyzing the Structure.

        Two Basic Shapes for Arguments.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        *Bruce Wexler, “Poetry Is Dead.  Does Anybody Really Care?”

        Analysis of a Position Argument.

        Proposal Arguments.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        *Amanda Collins, “Bring East Bridgewater Elementary Into the World” (student essay).

        Analyzing the Structure.

Exercises.

6. Using Evidence: Thinking Like an Advocate.

How Much Evidence is Enough?

Why Arguments Need Supporting Evidence.

Forms of Evidence.

Some Tips About Supporting Evidence.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        *Arthur Allen,  “Prayer in Prison: Religion as Rehabilitation” (student essay).

7. Establishing Claims: Thinking Like a Skeptic.

The Toulmin Model.

Toulmin’s Terms.

Finding Warrants.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        Steven Pinker, “Why They Kill Their Newborns.”

        An Analysis Based on the Toulmin Model.

        Michael Kelly, “Arguing for Infanticide.”

Sample Student Argument for Analysis.

        Lowell Putnam, “Did I Miss Something?” (student essay).

8. Visual Arguments: Thinking Like An Illustrator.

Common Forms of Visual Arguments.

Analyzing Visual Arguments.

Art.

        Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.”

        Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom of Speech.”

        Advertisements.

        Altoids Ad.

        Editorial or Political Cartoons.

        News Photographs.

Ancillary Graphics: Tables, Charts, and Graphs.

Sample Argument for Analysis.

        *Lee Innes, “Olympic Babes” (student essay).

9. Researching Arguments: Thinking Like An Investigator.

Sources of Information.

A Search Strategy.

Sample Entries for an Annotated Bibliography.

Locating Sources.

Evaluating Sources.

Taking Notes.

Drafting Your Paper.

Revising and Editing Your Paper.

Preparing and Proofreading Your Final Manuscript.

Plagiarism.

Documentation Guide: MLA and APA Style.

Where Does the Documentation Go?

Documentation Style.

A Brief Guide to MLA and APA Styles.

Sample Research Papers .

        *Shannon O’Neill, Censorship in Public Schools” (student paper in MLA style).

        *Robin Fleishman, “Public Policy Proposal: Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Purposes” (student paper in APA style).

II. THE READINGS.

10. Advertising and Consumerism.

Hooking the Consumer.

        Joseph Turow, “Targeting a New World.”

        Jean Kilbourne, “Buy this 24-Year old and Get All His Friends Absolutely Free.”

        John Fraim, “Friendly Persuasion: The Growing Ubiquity of Advertising.”

        *Doug Rushkoff, “Which One of These Sneakers is Me?”

        Reading the Visual: Collage of popular logos.

        *Grace Conlon, “Logos, a History” Logoworks.com.

The Quest for Stuff.

        James Twitchell, “Two Cheers for Consumerism.”

        *Reading the Visual: Powerful Drug Advertising (cartoon) by Mike Lester .

        Harry Flood, “Manufacturing Desire.”

        *Steven Danner, “Confessions of a Shop-a-holic.”

        Bill McKibben, “The $100 Christmas.”

        *Reading the Visual: Bump from Adbusters.

The Language of Advertising.

        William Lutz, “With These Words, I Can Sell You Anything.”

        Charles A. O’Neill, “The Language of Advertising.”

        *Herschell Gordon Lewis, “Language Abuse.”

        *Arthur Asa Berger, “Sexuality and Advertising.”

        Reading the Visual: Sample Ads (5 New ads).

11. Gender Matters.

Fitting In.

        Mary Pipher, “Saplings in the Storm.”

        Stephen S. Hall, “The Bully in the Mirror.”

        Reading the Visual: [NEDA ad; ad for men’s fragrance —BOD].

        Leslie Marmon Silko, “In the Combat Zone.”

        Susan Faludi and Karen Lehrman, “Revisionist Feminism.”

Gender Communications.

        Tony Kornheiser, “Women Have More to Say on Everything.”

        Deborah Tannen, “I’m Sorry, I Won’t Apologize.”

        Herbert Gold, “In Each Other’s Company.”

        Anna Quindlen, “The Comfort of Friends.”

        *Reading the Visual: Asking for Directions (cartoon).

Gender and Sports.

        *Mary Ann Cooper, “Point/Counterpoint: Title IX: Battle of the Sexes Continues.”

        *Brian Gunsolley, “Title IX to blame for loss of baseball: a letter to the editor of the Iowa State Daily” .

        *Ashley Pierson, “Title IX creates opportunity: column in the Iowa State Daily.”

        * Jennifer L. Knight and Traci A. Giuliano, “He’s a Laker; She’s a ‘Looker’.”

        *Reading the Visual: Victory Lap: The United States women's 4x100 meters relay team' 1996.

        *Jessica Foley, “Wrestling with Resolutions.”

12. Security and Freedom.

Reacting to Terrorism Post 9-11.

        Andrew Sullivan, “This Is What a Day Means.”

        Caleb Carr, “Americans Don’t Understand That Their Heritage Is Itself a Threat.”

        *Reading the Visual: Predictable by Cam Cardow (cartoon)
        * Ziauddin Sardar, “Terrorists R’ Us.”

        *Council of Foreign Relations, “Terrorism and the Media.”

        Mark Bowden, “News Judgment and Jihad.”

The Patriot Act and Personal Liberty.

        *U.S. Department of Justice, “USA Patriot Act Overview.”

        Reading the Visual: Speaking Out Loud  (ACLU).

        *Heather MacDonald, “In Defense Of the Patriot Act.”

        *Timothy Lynch, “Patriotic Questions.”

        *Barbara Comstock, “Rhetoric vs. Reality.”

National ID cards and Personal Privacy .

        *Margaret Carlson, “The Case for a National ID Card.”

        *The ACLU, “National ID Cards: 5 Reasons Why They Should Be Rejected.”

        *Bruce Schneier, “A National ID Card Wouldn't Make Us Safer.”

        *Amitai Etzioni, “You'll Love Those National ID Cards.”

13. Individual Rights and Personal Responsibility.

Free Speech on Campus.

        *Mary Beth Marklein, “Free speech for you but not for me?”

        *Harvey Silverglate, “Speech Pathology.”

        *Reading the Visual: Protest against the war in Iraq.

        *Richard Delgado,  “Hate Speech Harms Public Discourse.”

        Charles R. Lawrence III, “Regulating Racist Speech on Campus.”

        Pamela White, “The Man in the Maelstrom: An Interview with Ward Churchill.”

        Stanley Fish, “There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech, and It’s a Good Thing, Too.”

Should College Students Regulate Student Drinking?

         *David Weigel, “Welcome to the Fun-Free University.”

         *Anne M. Weeks, “Who’s Serving?”

        *Joel Epstein, “Parental Notification: Fact or Fiction.”

        *Reading the Visual: Cartoon — Binge Drinking at an All Time High.

        *Danise Cavallaro, “All Hail the Medulla Oblongata.”

        *Reading the Visual: NASULCG/ Anheuser-Bush Spring Break Ad.

        *Bryan Knowles, “Can Tougher Laws Slow Underage Drinking?”

14. Family and Relationships.

What about Marriage?

        The National Marriage Project, “What’s Happening to Marriage?”

        Stephanie Coontz, “Single Mothers: A Menace to Society?”

        *Reading the Visual: Families on Television [Everybody Loves Raymond] [Leave it to Beaver].

        *E. Mavis Hetherington, “Marriage and Divorce American Style.”

        *Reading the Visual: 2004 Marriage Trends from The National Marriage Project.

        *James Q. Wilson, “Let’s Get Married.”

Gay Marriage…“We Do?”

        *Andrew Sullivan, “The ‘M’ Word.”

        Laurie Essig, “Same-Sex Marriage.”

        *Adam Haslett, “Love Supreme.”

        *Reading the Visual: Wedding Day.

        E.G. Graff, “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”

        *Thomas Sowell, “'Gay Marriage' Confusions.”

Rethinking Adoption.

        *Lois Melina, “A 21st Century Adoption Overview.”

        *John Cloud, “Tracking Down Mom.”

        *Sam Shulman, “Triumph, Tragedy, Farce.”

        *Marianne Means, “End to Secrecy.”

        *Batty, “Alien Among Us.”

15. Race and Ethnicity.

Stereotypes: How They Hurt.

        Ray Suarez, “Familiar Strangers.”

        Judith Ortiz Cofer, “The Myth of the Latina Woman.”

        *Omar Ahmad, “Fairness for America's Muslims.”

        *Rita Pyrillis, “Sorry for Not Being a Stereotype.”

        Ted Gup, “Who is a Whiz Kid?”

Assimilation and Immigration.

        Arthur Schlesinger Jr., “The Return of the Melting Pot.”

        Gregory Rodriguez, “Forging a New Vision of America’s Melting Pot.”

        *Samuel P. Huntington, “The Hispanic Challenge.”

        Arturo Madrid, “Diversity and Its Discontents.”

        Jordan Lite, “Please Ask Me Who, Not ‘What,’ I Am.”

Racial Profiling.

        Randall Kennedy, “You Can’t Judge a Crook by His Color.”

        John Derbyshire, “In Defense of Racial Profiling.”

        *Laura Fokkena, “Are You a Terrorist, or Do You Play One on TV?”

        *Heather MacDonald, “The Racial Profiling Myth Debunked.”

        *Rachel Seiffert, “This Side of Fear.”

        Shelby Steele, “Hailing While Black.”

16. Casebook: Young and Criminal.

Linda J. Collier, “Adult Crime, Adult Time: Outdated Juvenile Laws Thwart Justice.”

T. Marcus Funk, “Young and Arrestless.”

Margaret Talbot, “The Maximum Security Adolescent.”

*Ron Powers, “The Apocalypse of Adolescence.”

 *Reading the Visual: Cartoon: Supreme Court Approves Execution for Juveniles by MIKE KEEFE.

Annette Fuentes, “Crackdown on Kids.”

*Reading the Visual: Juvenile Arrest Rates CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE.

*Judith Browne, “From Schoolhouse To Jailhouse.”

17. Church and State Casebook.

*Cathy Young, “What Happy Holidays?”

*Bridget Samburg, “Deck the Halls?”

*David Greenberg, “Why We're Not one Nation ‘Under God’.”

*Reading the Visual: Photo: Pledge of Allegiance Protest.

*Walter Isaacson, “God of Our Fathers.”

*Reading the Visual: USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll on Church and State.

*Hugh Heclo, “The Wall That Never Was.”

*Charles Haynes, “Public Prayers on State Occasions Need Not be Divisive or Generic.”

    Dialogues represents argument not as a battle to be won, but as a process of dialogue and deliberation–the exchange of opinions and ideas–among people with different values and perspectives.

     

    Part One contains succinct instruction on analyzing and developing arguments, including critical reading, source documentation, and analyzing visual arguments. Part Two, updated with many new readings addressing current issues, offers a diverse collection of provocative essays from both the popular and scholarly medium. The lucid, lively, and engaging writing addresses students as writers and thinkers, without overwhelming them with unnecessary jargon or theory.

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