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* New to this editionPreface
PART 1: Reading and Understanding Arguments
1. Understanding Arguments and Reading Them Critically Everything Is an Argument Reading Arguments Rhetorically and Critically Listening to Arguments Rhetorically and Respectfully Why We Make Arguments Occasions for Argument Kinds of Argument STASIS QUESTIONS AT WORK Appealing to Audiences CULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Considering Whats Normal
2. Arguments Based on Emotion: PathosReading Critically for PathosUsing Emotions to Build BridgesUsing Emotions to Sustain an ArgumentUsing Humor Using Arguments Based on Emotion
3. Arguments Based on Character: EthosThinking Critically about Arguments Based on CharacterEstablishing Trustworthiness and CredibilityClaiming AuthorityComing Clean about MotivesCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Ethos
4. Arguments Based on Facts and Reason: LogosSpotting Fake NewsThinking Critically about Hard EvidenceUsing Reason and Common SenseProviding Logical Structures for ArgumentCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Logos
5. Fallacies of ArgumentFallacies of Emotional ArgumentFallacies of Ethical ArgumentFallacies of Logical Argument
6. Rhetorical AnalysisComposing a Rhetorical Analysis: Reading and Viewing CriticallyUnderstanding the Purpose of Arguments You Are AnalyzingUnderstanding Who Makes an ArgumentIdentifying and Appealing to AudiencesExamining Arguments Based on Emotion: PathosExamining Arguments Based on Character: EthosExamining Arguments Based on Facts and Reason: LogosExamining the Arrangement and Media of ArgumentsLooking at StyleExamining a Rhetorical Analysis*Kevin Garcia, Can You Lose a Language You Never Knew?*Marielys Diaz, The Loss of a Language Kevin Garcia Never Knew: A Rhetorical AnalysisGUIDE TO WRITING A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
PART 2: Writing Arguments
7. Structuring ArgumentsThe Classical OrationRogerian ArgumentA Sample Rogerian Argument*Pamela Paresky and Bradley Campbell, Safetyism Isn’t the Problem Invitational Argument Toulmin ArgumentA Toulmin Analysis Stephen L. Carter, Offensive Speech Is Free Speech. If Only We’d Listen.CULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Organization
8. Arguments of FactUnderstanding Arguments of FactCharacterizing Factual ArgumentsDeveloping a Factual ArgumentGUIDE TO WRITING AN ARGUMENT OF FACTTwo Sample Factual Arguments*Makiya Lineberger, A Change in Education: The Benefits of Online vs. In-Class Learning (student essay)*Simón(e) D Sun, Stop Using Phony Science to Justify Transphobia
9. Arguments of DefinitionUnderstanding Arguments of DefinitionKinds of DefinitionDeveloping a Definitional ArgumentGUIDE TO WRITING AN ARGUMENT OF DEFINITION Two Sample Definitional ArgumentsNatasha Rodriguez, Who Are You Calling Underprivileged? (student essay)Rob Jenkins, Defining the Relationship
10. Evaluations Understanding EvaluationsCriteria of EvaluationCharacterizing EvaluationDeveloping an Evaluative Argument GUIDE TO WRITING AN EVALUATIONTwo Sample Evaluations Jenny Kim, The Toxicity in Learning (student essay)*Christopher Orr, The Secret of Scooby-Doo’s Enduring Appeal
11. Causal ArgumentsUnderstanding Causal ArgumentsCharacterizing Causal ArgumentsDeveloping Causal ArgumentsGUIDE TO WRITING A CAUSAL ARGUMENTTwo Sample Causal ArgumentsLaura Tarrant, Forever Alone (and Perfectly Fine) (student essay)Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, America’s Birthrate Is Now a National Emergency
12. ProposalsUnderstanding and Categorizing ProposalsCharacterizing ProposalsDeveloping Proposals GUIDE TO WRITING A PROPOSALTwo Sample Proposals Caleb Wong, Addiction to Social Media: How to Overcome It (student essay)Associated Students of the University of California, Proposal to Make Election Day a Non-Instructional Day
PART 3: Style and Presentation in Arguments
13. Style in ArgumentsStyle and Word ChoiceCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: PronounsSentence Structure and ArgumentCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: “Standard,” “Formal,” and Other Conventions Punctuation and ArgumentSpecial Effects: Figurative Language
14. Visual RhetoricThe Power of Visual ArgumentsUsing Visuals in Your Own Arguments
15. Presenting ArgumentsClass and Public DiscussionsCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Speaking Up in ClassPreparing a PresentationPoster Sessions: Oral Presentations in Academic Settings Webcasts: Live Presentations on the Internet
16. New Media and Multimodal ArgumentsOld Media Transformed by New MediaREADING IN PRINT VS. ONLINENew Content in New MediaNew Audiences in New MediaAnalyzing Arguments in New MediaMaking New Media and Multimodal Arguments
PART 4: Research and Arguments
17. Academic ArgumentsUnderstanding What Academic Argument IsConventions in Academic Argument Are Not StaticCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Considering English(es)Developing an Academic ArgumentTwo Sample Academic ArgumentsCharlotte Geaghan-Breiner, Where the Wild Things Should Be: Healing Nature Deficit Disorder through the Schoolyard (student essay)Sidra Montgomery, The Emotion Work of “Thank You for Your Service”
18. Finding EvidenceConsidering the Rhetorical SituationCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: The Rhetorical SituationSearching EffectivelySEARCHING ONLINE OR IN DATABASESCollecting Data on Your OwnDraw Upon Narratives as Evidence
19. Evaluating SourcesIdentifying BiasAssessing SourcesPracticing Crap DetectionCASE STUDY: Lateral ReadingAssessing Field Research
20. Using SourcesPracticing InfotentionBuilding a Critical Mass Synthesizing Information
21. Maintaining Academic Integrity and Crediting SourcesCULTURAL CONTEXTS FOR ARGUMENT: Intellectual Property and Remix CultureCrediting SourcesWHAT COPYRIGHT DOESN’T PROTECTGetting Permission for and Using Copyrighted Internet SourcesAcknowledging Your Sources Accurately and AppropriatelyCrediting Collaborators
22. Documenting SourcesMLA StyleAPA Style
PART 5: Arguments
23. How Does Popular Culture Stereotype You?D.K., Shooting Guns: It’s Rather Fun, Actually Making a Visual Argument Sonny Assu, Breakfast Series Nicole Pasulka, How a Bible-Belt Evangelical Church Embraced Gay Rights *Abeer Yusuf, Finally, There’s a Bechdel Test for Muslim Representation*Ella Houston, Featuring Disabled Women in Advertisements: The Commodification of Diversity?*Grace S. Yang, Bryan Gibson, Adam K. Lueke, L. Rowell Huesmann, and Brad J. Bushman, Effects of Avatar Race in Violent Video Games on Racial Attitudes and Aggression
24. How Does the Internet Change Our Behavior?*Elizabeth Heath, Why Funny Animal Videos Are Good for You Making a Visual Argument: Humor Online *@rajaravivarmamemes, Raja Ravi Varma Memes *Nicole Tersigni, from Men to Avoid in Art and Life*Jennifer Liu, What Happens When Toxic Office Behavior Moves Online While Working from Home *Robin Lake and Alvin Makori, The Digital Divide among Students during COVID-19: Who Has Access? Who Doesn’t? *Ross Douthat, 10 Theses about Cancel Culture *danah boyd, Hacking the Attention Economy
25. How Does Language Influence Our World?Japanese American Citizens League, from The Power of Words *Katy Steinmetz, Why “They” Is Here to Stay Roxane Gay, The Careless Language of Sexual Violence Making a Visual Argument *U.S. Census Bureau, English and Other Languages in the United States John McWhorter, Thick of Tongue *Jason Sarkozi-Forfinski, Speak English or Else You’ll Be Put on Dish Duty!
26. How Free Should Campus Speech Be?John Palfrey, Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces *Poll Gallup/Knight Foundation, The First Amendment on Campus 2020 Report: College Students’ Views of Free Expression Making a Visual Argument *Jason Jiang, But I Didn’t Mean It Like ThatScott O. Lilienfeld, Why a Moratorium on Microaggressions Is Needed *Judy Gold, Say That Again, and I’ll Wash Your Mouth Out with Soap *Ulrich Baer, A Slippery Slope, or Who Is to Draw the Line?
27. How Do Symbols Function in Times of Division?*Carolina A. Miranda, The Capitol, “Symbol of Democracy,” Has a Troubled History *Elliot Ackerman, The Confederate Monuments We Shouldn’t Tear Down *Olga Khazan, Why People Loot *Steven Reidbord, Antisocial Masking Disorder Making a Visual Argument: Op-Ed Cartoons and the Use of Symbols *Jeff Koterba, Remote Learning and the Internet *Patrick Chappatte, Back to Normal? *Felipe Galindo, Corona on the US Flag *Dario Castillejos, Monument to Racism*Viet Thanh Nguyen, Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the “Model Minority” Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All.
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