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Preface: Demystifying Academic Conversation | |
Introduction: Entering the Conversation | |
"They Say" | |
"They Say": Starting with What Others Are Saying | |
"Her Point Is": The Art of Summarizing | |
"As He Himself Puts It": The Art of Quoting | |
"I Say" | |
"Yes / No / Okay, But": Three Ways to Respond | |
"And Yet": Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say | |
"Skeptics May Object": Planting a Naysayer in Your Text | |
"So What? Who Cares?": Saying Why It Matters | |
Tying It All Together | |
"As a Result": Connecting the Parts | |
"Ain't So / Is Not": Academic Writing Doesn't Always Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice | |
"But Don't Get Me Wrong": The Art of Metacommentary | |
In Specific Academic Settings | |
"I Take Your Point": Entering Class Discussions | |
"What's Motivating This Writer?": Reading for the Conversation | |
"The Data Suggest": Writing in the Sciences | |
"Analyze This": Writing in the Social Sciences | |
Readings | |
Don't Blame the Eater | |
Hidden Intellectualism | |
Nuclear Waste | |
Agonism in the Academy: Surviving the Argument Culture | |
Index of Templates | |
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