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| Note: Each chapter in Part I concludes with a Chapter Summary, a Checklist, and Writing Projects | |
| Each cluster in Part II begins with an Introduction and concludes with Connections Across the Clusters, Writing Projects, and Suggestions for Further Reading | |
| The Rhetoric of Argument | |
| Anatomy of an Argument Why Argue? | |
| What Is an Argument? | |
| Using Evidence in Argument | |
| Using Appeals in Argument | |
| Communicating with a Purpose | |
| Preparing to Compose an Argument | |
| Organizing the Argument | |
| Drafting the Argument | |
| Revising the Argument: A Form of Reevaluation | |
| Reading to Revise | |
| Using the Classical Model in Your Arguments | |
| Argument in the Ancient World | |
| The Classical Model of Argument Reading: [Student essay] | |
| "Ecology vs. Land Development in Trinidad and Tobago" Reading: Anti-Defamation League | |
| "School Vouchers: The Wrong Choice for Public Education" Reading | |
| "Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner-City Children" | |
| Using the Toulmin Model in Your Arguments | |
| The Toulmin Model of Argument Reading: [Student essay] | |
| "Tobacco: Ignorance Is No Longer an Excuse" Reading | |
| "Professions for Women" Reading | |
| "Declaration of Independence" | |
| Using the Rogerian Model in Your Arguments | |
| The Rogerian Model of Argument Reading: [Student essay] | |
| "Public Funding for the Arts: Time to Correct the Abuses" | |
| Reading | |
| "Letter from Birmingham Jail" | |
| Summary and Comparison of the Classical, Toulmin, and Rogerian Models | |
| Reading: [Student essay] Daniela Gibson, "Who Owns Our Children?" | |
| Reasoning: Methods and Fallacies | |
| Argumentative Reasoning | |
| The Nature of Fallacies | |
| Strategies of Reasoning | |
| Errors in Reasoning | |
| A Taxonomy Reading | |
| "Love Is a Fallacy" | |
| Methods of Critical Reading | |
| Reading as the Construction of Meaning | |
| Active versus Passive Reading | |
| Reading as a Writer of Arguments | |
| Writing a Summary | |
| Reading with a Pencil | |
| Becoming a Highly Motivated Reader | |
| Reading Responsibly | |
| Reading: Editorial, "High Noon" | |
| Active Reading as Shared Reading | |
| Using the Modes of Argument as a Schema for Analysis | |
| The Importance of Open-Mindedness When Reading | |
| Reading | |
| "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina" | |
| Researching Your Argument | |
| The Three Faces of Research | |
| Searching before You Research: Taking Mental Inventory | |
| Focusing Your Research for Argumentative Essays | |
| Formulating a Strong Thesis Research Using the Internet | |
| Useful Types of Internet Resources | |
| Searching on the Web | |
| Useful Web Sites for Writers of Arguments | |
| Researching Using Print Resources | |
| Gathering Information from E-mail and Telephone Conversations, Interviews, and Surveys | |
| Taking Effective Research Notes | |
| The Role of Serendipity in Research | |
| Evaluating Your Sources | |
| Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Incorporating Outside Sources into Your Argument | |
| Documenting Your Sources: MLA and APA Styles | |
| Citation of Source Material: A Rationale Which Documentation Style to Use? | |
| A Guide to MLA Documentation Style | |
| Presenting Quoted Material Using Author/Page In-Text Citatins | |
| Preparing the MLA List | |
| Works Cited | |
| Sample Student Paper: MLA Documentation Format | |
| A Guide to APA Documentation Format | |
| Presenting Quoted Material Using Author/Year In-Text Citatins | |
| Preparing the APA List of References | |
| Sample Student Paper: APA Documentation Format | |
| Reading Clusters | |
| Cluster 1: What Is the Impact of Cyberspace Technology on Education? | |
| "The Battle in Cyberspace" | |
| "The Web Is Not Yet Suitable for Learning" | |
| "Education on the Web: A Rejoinder" | |
| "Virtual Schooling: Going the Distance--Any Distance--to School" | |
| "The Virtual University" | |
| "Perseus Unbound" | |
| "Neural Implants" [Student essay] | |
| "You Log On, but You Can't Log Off" | |
| Cluster 2: Is Standardized Testing a Reliable Method of Assessing Student Performance? | |
| "Buying Time" Peter Sacks, "Standard Testing: Meritocracy's Crooked Yardstick" | |
| "Continuing Tensions in Standardized Testing" | |
| "Standardized Exams Get an 'A.'" | |
| "Eliminating Standardized Tests in College Admissions: The New Affirmative Action?" | |
| "Should the SAT Account for Race?" "Yes"[Glazer] | |
| "No" [Thernstrom] National Association for the Education of Young Children | |
| "Standardized Testing of Young Children 3 through 8 Years of Age" [student essay] | |
| "Why Are the 'Standards' So Low in Education?" | |
| Cluster 3: Can Censorship or Book Banning Ever Be Justified? | |
| "Campus Speech Issues" | |
| "Precarious Prose" | |
| "Banned Books: Two Case Histories" | |
| "Panama City, Florida: Darkness in the Sunshine State" | |
| Letter | |
| Drake School Board | |
| "Against Pornography" [Student essay] | |
| "Comic Book Censorship and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund | |
| Cluster 4: Is Space Exploration Worth the Expense? | |
| "Flowers for Mars" Carl Sagan, "Why Send Humans to Mars?" | |
| "The Moon Shot and Congressional Critics" | |
| "Research and Development for Whose Benefit? The Relationship between NASA and the Users of Earth Resources Data" | |
| "Space: You Can't Get There from Here" | |
| "What Should We Do with the Moon?" | |
| "Some Thoughts on SETI" Pat Dasch | |
| "In Search of a Space Policy That Goes Somewhere" [Student essay] | |
| "Is Space Travel Worth the Expense?" | |
| Cluster 5: Are Science and Religion Compatible? | |
| "A Designer Universe?" | |
| "The Search" | |
| "The Anaesthetic of Familiarity" | |
| "Science vs. Religion in Future Constitutional Conflicts" | |
| "Unresolved Problems of Evolution" | |
| "Darwinism Defined: The Difference Between Fact and Theory" | |
| "The Real Message of Creationism" | |
| "Fecundity" [student essay] | |
| "Too Much Confrontation: Why Creationism Should Not Be Taught Alongside Evolution" | |
| Cluster 6: Is Multicultural Education Necessary? | |
| "Addressing Issues of Multiple Identities for Women of Color on College Campuses" | |
| "Two Languages Are Better Than One" | |
| "Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective" | |
| "Speaking a Public Language" | |
| "The Politics of Remediation" Dinesh D'Souza | |
| "Equality and the Classics" | |
| A Historian in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass [student essay] | |
| "The Importance of Multicultural Education in Global Society" | |
| Cluster 7: Should Media Violence Be Controlled? | |
| "New Insights into Media Violence | |
| "Statement Linking Media Violence to Violence in Kids Draws Criticism" | |
| "Major Studios Used Children to Test-Market Violent Films" | |
| "TV Isn't Violent Enough" | |
| "Violent Content on Television" | |
| "Toxic Lessons" | |
| "Murder, Mayhem, Politics, and Commerce: The Influence of the Media in the Unite | |
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