Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings (9th Edition)

Description: About this productProduct InformationThe market-leading guide to arguments, Writing Arguments ,9/e has proven highly successful in teaching readers to read arguments critically and to produce effective arguments of their own.Product IdentifiersPublisherPearson EducationISBN-10020517163xISBN-139780205171637eBay Product ID (ePID)111032912Product Key FeaturesFormatTrade PaperbackPublication Year2011LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight31.2 OzWidth7.4in.Height0.9in.Length9.1in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition23Table of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Part One Overview of Argument 1 Argument: An Introduction What Do We Mean by Argument? Argument Is Not a Fight or a Quarrel Argument Is Not Pro-Con Debate Arguments Can Be Explicit or Implicit Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., "Let the Facts Decide, Not Fear: Ban AB 1108" The Defining Features of Argument Argument Requires Justification of Its Claims Argument Is Both a Process and a Product Argument Combines Truth Seeking and Persuasion Argument and the Problem of Truth A Successful Process of Argumentation: The Well-Functioning Committee Gordon Adams (student), "Petition to Waive the University Mathematics Requirement" Conclusion 2 Argument as Inquiry: Reading and Exploring Finding Issues to Explore Do Some Initial Brainstorming Be Open to the Issues All around You Explore Ideas by Freewriting Explore Ideas by Idea Mapping Explore Ideas by Playing the Believing and Doubting Game Placing Texts in a Rhetorical Context Genres of Argument Cultural Contexts: Who Writes Arguments and Why? Analyzing Rhetorical Context and Genre Reading to Believe an Argument''s Claims John Kavanaugh, "Amnesty?" Summary Writing as a Way of Reading to Believe Practicing Believing: Willing Your Own Belief in the Writer''s Views Reading to Doubt Thinking Dialectically Questions to Stimulate Dialectic Thinking Fred Reed, "Why Blame Mexico?" Three Ways to Foster Dialectic Thinking Conclusion Writing Assignment: An Argument Summary or a Formal Exploratory Essay Michael Banks (student), "Should the United States Grant Legal Status to Undocumented Immigrant Workers?" Part Two Writing an Argument 3 The Core of an Argument: A Claim with Reasons The Classical Structure of Argument Classical Appeals and the Rhetorical Triangle Issue Questions as the Origins of Argument Difference between an Issue Question and an Information Question How to Identify an Issue Question Difference between a Genuine Argument and a Pseudo-Argument Pseudo-Arguments: Fanatical Believers and Fanatical Skeptics Another Source of Pseudo-Arguments: Lack of Shared Assumptions Frame of an Argument: A Claim Supported by Reasons What Is a Reason? Expressing Reasons in Because Clauses Conclusion Writing Assignment: An Issue Question and Working Thesis Statements 4 The Logical Structure of Arguments An Overview of Logos: What Do We Mean by the "Logical Structure" of an Argument? Formal Logic versus Real-World Logic The Role of Assumptions The Core of an Argument: The Enthymeme 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 Difference between Writer-Based and Audience-Based Reasons Conclusion Writing Assignment: Plan of an Argument''s Details 5 Using Evidence Effectively The Persuasive Use of Evidence Apply the STAR Criteria to Evidence Use Sources That Your Reader Trusts Rhetorical Understanding of Evidence Kinds of Evidence Angle of Vision and the Selection and Framing of Evidence Examining Visual Arguments: Angle of Vision Rhetorical Strategies for Framing Evidence Special Strategies for Framing Statistical Evidence Gathering Evidence Creating a Plan for Gathering Evidence Gathering Data from Interviews Gathering Data from Surveys or Questionnaires Conclusion Writing Assignment: A Microtheme or a Supporting-Reasons Argument Carmen Tieu (student), "Why Violent Video Games Are Good for Girls" 6 Moving Your Audience: Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos Ethos and Pathos as Persuasive Appeals: An Overview How to Create an Effective Ethos: The AppealDewey Decimal808/.0427Target AudienceCollege AudienceCopyright Date2012AuthorJohn C. Bean, John D. Ramage, June JohnsonEdition Number9Edition DescriptionRevised EditionLc Classification NumberPe1431.R33 2011Lccn2011-022593

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