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Understanding Argument | |
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Understanding the Structure of Argument | |
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The Nature of Argument | |
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X-Ray Tests Both Security, Privacy | |
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Airport Screeners Could See X-Rated X-Rays | |
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Freedom to Live Trumps All! | |
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Practice | |
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Why Study Argument? | |
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The Terms of Argument | |
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The Claim | |
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Practice | |
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The Support | |
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The Warrant | |
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Practice | |
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Writer's Guide: Learning the Key Terms | |
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The Audience | |
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Sample Analysis | |
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Will the Politics of Teen Sex Stop a Cancer Vaccine? | |
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Advocates for Youth | |
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Assignments for Understanding the Structure of Argument | |
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Why U.S. Health Care Costs Aren't Too High | |
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Reading and Listening Critically | |
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Responding as a Critical Reader | |
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Writer's Guide: General Reading Strategies | |
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Practice | |
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The Declaration of Independence | |
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Comprehending Argument | |
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Writer's Guide: Strategies for Comprehending Arguments | |
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Sex and the Cinema | |
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Practice | |
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Evaluating Arguments | |
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Writer's Guide: Strategies for Evaluating Arguments | |
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Sample Analysis | |
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The Gettysburg Address | |
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Lincoln's Logic | |
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Practice | |
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Responding as a Writer | |
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Sample Annotated Essay | |
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No-Win Situations | |
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Writer's Guide: Annotating a Text | |
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Practice | |
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'Freak Dancing': If Only It Stopped There | |
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Responding as a Critical Listener | |
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Writer's Guide: Guidelines for Critical Listening | |
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Assignments for Reading and Listening Critically | |
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Reading Visual Texts Critically | |
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Responding to a Visual Argument | |
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Practice | |
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Practice | |
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Cease Fire [advertisement] | |
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Sample Analysis of an Advertisement | |
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We Can Not Tell a Lie | |
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Sample Analysis of a Web Site | |
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The Hungersite.com [Web site] | |
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Responding Online | |
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Guidelines for Responding Online | |
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Assignments for Reading Visual Texts Critically | |
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Writing about Argument | |
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Writing the Claim | |
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Practice | |
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Let's Have No More Monkey Trials | |
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Planning the Structure | |
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Sample Essays With Analysis | |
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Is There a Torturous Road to Justice? | |
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Alan Dershowitz's Tortuous Torturous Argument | |
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Using Sentence Forms to Construct an Argument | |
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Providing Support | |
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Summarizing | |
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Paraphrasing | |
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Quoting | |
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Writer's Guide: Incorporating Quotations into Your Text | |
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Practice | |
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Documenting Your Sources | |
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Writer's Guide: Documenting Use of Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotations | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Should We Fight Terror with Torture? | |
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Parents Need Help | |
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Warfare: An Invention-Not a Biological Necessity | |
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Debate: How Serious is the Problem of Online Predators? | |
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MySpace and Sex Offenders: What's the problem? | |
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MySpace Is Not Responsible for Predators | |
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Assignments for Writing About Argument | |
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Defining Key Terms | |
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The Purposes of Definition | |
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Defining the Terms in Your Argument | |
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Defining Vague and Ambiguous Terms | |
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Practice | |
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Methods for Defining Terms | |
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Practice | |
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Stipulation | |
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Negation | |
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Examples | |
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Extended Definition | |
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The Definition Essay | |
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Writer's Guide: Writing a Definition Essay | |
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Sample Analysis | |
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The Definition of Terrorism | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Race by the Numbers | |
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Family a Symbol of Love and Life, but Not Politics | |
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Don't Torture English to Soft-Pedal Abuse | |
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Debate: Is The Definition of Marriage Changing? | |
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Gay Marriage Shows Why We Need to Separate Church and State | |
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Will It Be Marriage or Civil Union? | |
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Assignments for Understanding Definition | |
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Claims | |
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Claims of Fact | |
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Sufficient and Appropriate Data | |
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Reliable Authorities | |
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Facts or Inferences | |
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Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Fact | |
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Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Fact | |
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A Reassuring Scorecard for Affirmative Action | |
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Practice | |
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Picking Sides for the News | |
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Claims of Value | |
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Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Value | |
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Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Value | |
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Kids in the Mall: Growing Up Controlled | |
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Practice | |
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Crash | |
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Claims of Policy | |
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Writer's Guide: Defending a Claim of Policy | |
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Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Policy | |
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College Life versus My Moral Code | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Supersize Your Child? | |
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'Saw' Good at Tying Things in Knots | |
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Letter from Birmingham Jail | |
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Debate: Under What Circumstances Does the Government have the Right to Seize Personal Property? | |
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One Year Later, Power to Seize Property Ripe for Abuse, USA TODAY | |
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Vital Tool of Last Resort | |
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Assignments for Defending Claims | |
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Providing Support | |
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Types of Support: Evidence and Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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Evidence | |
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Factual Evidence | |
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Opinions: Interpretations of the Facts | |
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Practice | |
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Evaluation of Evidence | |
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Evaluation of Factual Evidence | |
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Evaluation of Statistics | |
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Evaluation of Opinions | |
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When Experts Disagree | |
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Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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Appeals to Needs | |
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Appeals to Values | |
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Evaluation of Appeals to Needs and Values | |
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Writer's Guide: Using Effective Support | |
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Practice | |
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Sample Annotated Essay | |
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Single-Sex Education Benefits Men too | |
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Sample Analysis | |
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The True Costs of S.U.V.'s | |
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The True Confusion about SUV Costs | |
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Safer? Tastier? More Nutritious? The Dubious Merits of Organic Foods | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Connecting the Dots . . . to Terrorism | |
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A New Look, an Old Battle | |
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Marriage Plus | |
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DEBATE: Is assuming the role of citizen journalist worth the risk? | |
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Praise for Student's Footage of Virginia Tech Mass Killing | |
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Disaster Photos: Newsworthy or Irresponsible? | |
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Assignments for Providing Support | |
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Analyzing Warrants | |
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What Are Warrants? | |
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Practice | |
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An Unjust Sacrifice | |
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Types of Warrants | |
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Sample Annotated Essay | |
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The Case for Torture | |
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Writer's Guide: Recognizing Warrants | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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We're All Celebrities in Post-Privacy Age | |
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Newman's Own 100% Grape Juice [advertisement] | |
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Do We Need the Census Race Question? | |
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Civil Disobedience | |
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Debate: Are you Responsible for Your Own Weight? | |
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Absolutely. Government Has No Business Interfering with What You Eat | |
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Not If Blaming the Victim Is Just an Excuse to Let Industry Off the Hook | |
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Assignments for Analyzing Warrants | |
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Avoiding Flawed Logic | |
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Induction | |
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Sample Essay: An Inductive Argument | |
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True or False: Schools Fail Immigrants | |
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Practice | |
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Deduction | |
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Sample Annotated Essay: A Deductive Argument | |
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It's All about Him | |
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Practice | |
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A Note on the Syllogism and the Toulmin Model | |
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Common Fallacies | |
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Writer's Guide: Avoiding Logical Fallacies | |
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Practice | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Show Biz Encourages Looser Teen Sex Habits | |
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Food for Thought (and for Credit) | |
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A Modest Proposal | |
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Debate: Should the Federal Government Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research? | |
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Use the Body's "Repair Kit": We Must Pursue Research on Embryonic Stem Cells, Christopher Reeve | |
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The Misleading Debate on Stem-Cell Research | |
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Assignments for Avoiding Logical Fallacies | |
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Choosing Fair and Precise Language | |
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The Power of Words | |
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Address to Congress, 8 December 1941 | |
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Practice | |
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Connotation | |
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Slanting | |
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Selection, Slanting, and Charged Learning | |
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Practice | |
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Picturesque Language | |
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Concrete and Abstract Language | |
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Short Cuts | |
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Cliches | |
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Slogans | |
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Sample Annotated Essay | |
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Address to the Nation, September 11, 2006 | |
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Writer's Guide: Choosing Your Words Carefully | |
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Readings for Analysis | |
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Americans Entitled to Cheap Gas-Right? | |
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$hotgun Weddings | |
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Politics and the English Language | |
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DEBATE: Does the Government Have the Right to Regulate Guns? | |
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The Right to Bear Arms | |
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A God-Given Natural Right | |
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Assignments for Choosing Fair and Precise Language | |
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Researching, Writing, and Presenting Arguments | |
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Planning and Researching an Argumentative Paper | |
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Finding an Appropriate Topic | |
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Invention Strategies | |
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Evaluating Possible Topics | |
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Writer's Guide: Why Use Sources? | |
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Initiating Research | |
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Writer's Guide: Keeping Your Research on Track | |
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Mapping Research: A Sample Outline | |
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Using Sources: Primary Research | |
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Using Sources: Secondary Research | |
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Selecting and Searching Databases | |
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Types of Databases | |
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Encyclopedias | |
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Statistical Resources | |
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Government Publications | |
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Searching the Web | |
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Evaluating Sources | |
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Evaluating Print Sources | |
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Evaluating Web Sources | |
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Evaluating a Web Site: One Example | |
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Taking Notes | |
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Documenting Your Research: MLA System | |
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Documenting Your Research: APA Sources | |
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Writing an Argumentative Paper | |
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Defining the Issues | |
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Case Study: School Uniforms | |
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Organizing Material | |
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Defending the Main Idea | |
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Refuting an Opposing View | |
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Finding the Middle Ground | |
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Presenting the Stock Issues | |
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Ordering Material for Emphasis | |
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Considering Scope and Audience | |
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To This Point | |
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Writing | |
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Beginning the Paper | |
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Guidelines for Good Writing | |
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The MLA System for Citing Sources | |
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Revising | |
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Preparing the Manuscript | |
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Writer's Guide: Checklist for Argumentative Papers | |
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Sample Research Paper (MLA Style) | |
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Thalidomide: Changing a Drug's Reputation | |
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The APA System for Citing Sources | |
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Sample Research Paper (APA Style) | |
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The Controversy over Women in Combat | |
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Presenting an Argument Orally | |
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The Audience | |
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Credibility | |
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Organization | |
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Language | |
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Support | |
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Presentation Aids | |
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Charts, Graphs, Handouts | |
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Audio | |
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Video | |
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Multimedia | |
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Sample Persuasive Speech | |
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Live Longer and Healthier: Stop Eating Meat! | |
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Multiple Viewpoints | |
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How Far Will We Go to Change Our Body Image? | |
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From Body Image and Adolescents | |
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When Is Thin Too Thin? | |
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All to Be Tall | |
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Smooth Operations | |
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How Men Really Feel about Their Bodies | |
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Not too Rich or Too Thin | |
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"Now that we're old . . ." [cartoon] | |
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The Tyranny of the Normal | |
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Thinking and Writing about Body Image | |
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Is Academic Integrity on Our College Campuses under Assault? | |
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Expect, but Respect, Original Work by Students | |
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Battling Term-Paper Cheats | |
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It Takes a Village: Academic Dishonesty and Educational Opportunity | |
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Bulletproof Assessment, War Stories, and Tactics: Avoiding Cybercheating | |
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Universities Strike Back in Battle over Illegal Downloads | |
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RateMyProfessors: Hidden Camera Edition | |
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Playboy Launches Social-Networking Site | |
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Have We Become Too Reliant on Standardized Testing? | |
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Why Can't We Let Boys Be Boys? | |
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Standardized Testing and Its Victims | |
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Standardized Students: The Problems with Writing for Tests Instead of People | |
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Testing Has Raised Students' Expectations, and Progress in Learning Is Evident Nationwide | |
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NCLB's Excessive Reliance on Testing Is Unrealistic, Arbitrary, and Frequently Unfair | |
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Are We Fixing the Wrong Things? | |
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The SAT's Greatest Test: Social, Legal, and Demographic Forces Threaten to Dethrone the Most Widely Used College-Entrance Exam | |
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Are SAT Scores "Worse Than Meaningless"? | |
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Thinking and Writing About Reliance on Standardized Testing | |
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What Is the Role of Sex and Violence in Popular Culture? | |
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Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens' Sexual Activity? | |
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Filling Their Minds with Death: TV Violence and Children | |
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Television More Oversexed Than Ever, Study Finds | |
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Cultural Studies and "Forensic Noir" | |
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"Back Away. Slowly" [cartoon] | |
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Hollow Claims about Fantasy Violence | |
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A Desensitized Society Drenched in Sleaze | |
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"Dad . . . Is it the entertainment industry's fault that I'm exposed to this? [cartoon] | |
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Gore for Sale | |
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Thinking and Writing about Sex and Violence in Popular Culture | |
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Are Limits on Freedom of Speech Ever Justified? | |
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First Amendment [cartoon] | |
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Student Sues School District for Banning Anti-War T-Shirt | |
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The "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Student Speech Case: With Kenneth Starr Seeking High Court Review of the Ninth Circuit Decision, Is Someone Blowing Smoke? | |
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The Case Against School Prayer | |
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Why We Need to Abolish the FCC | |
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Freedom of Speech and My Right to Silence at Bath Time | |
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Too Much Coffee Man [cartoon] | |
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Dare Call It Treason | |
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The Imus Fallout: Who Can Say What? | |
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A Case the Scouts Had to Win | |
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Thinking and Writing about The Limits on Freedom of Speech | |
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Why and How Should Immigration Be Controlled? | |
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The Hard Truth of Immigration | |
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A Legacy of the Unforeseen | |
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Don't Bad-Mouth Unskilled Immigrants | |
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Living with Illegals | |
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The Invasion | |
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Alien Nation | |
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Waiting in Limbo, Their Childhood Lost | |
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Lining Up for Citizenship | |
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Rousing the Zealots | |
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Thinking and Writing About Immigration | |
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In the World of Medicine, Who Decides What Is Ethical? | |
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Need an Organ? It Helps to Be Rich | |
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Ethics of Organ Donation | |
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Cancer and the Constitution-Choice at Life's End | |
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Pillow Angel Ethics | |
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"Adoption" of Frozen Embryos a Loaded Term | |
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Doctors' Beliefs Hinder Patient Care | |
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Does Stem Cell Advance Provide an Ethical Out? | |
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How Has Terrorism Affected the American Idea of Justice? | |
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The USA PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty, www.lifeandliberty.gov | |
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Surveillance under the USA PATRIOT Act, American Civil Liberties Union | |
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From The PATRIOT Act [H. R. 3162, Sections 213 and 215] The Patriot Act and You | |
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Name Withheld: Harsh Justice for a September 11 Detainee | |
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From The Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. | |
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The Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War | |
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From Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the JAG Corps Leadership Summit | |
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Panel Hears about Falsehoods in Two Wartime Incidents | |
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What Abu Ghraib Taught Me | |
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Thinking and Writing About The Effect of Terrorism on the American Way of Life | |
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Glossary of Terms | |
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Index of Subjects | |
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Index of Authors and Titles | |