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Contexts for Reading and Writing Arguments | |
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Arguments in American Cultures | |
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Reading American Cultures | |
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Persuasion | |
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Persuasion in American Cultures | |
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The Art and Craft of Persuasion | |
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Persuasion and Audience | |
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Rhetor and Audience | |
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Audiences and Cultures | |
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Audiences from Other Times | |
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Audiences and Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos | |
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Errors in Logic | |
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Understanding Persuasion in Practice | |
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Persuasion in Diverse Genres | |
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Essays | |
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Fiction and Poetry | |
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Legal Cases | |
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Visual Rhetoric | |
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Films | |
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Analyzing an Image | |
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Student Essay on Visual Persuasion: ldquo;Persuasiveness in 'Saigon Execution'rdquo; | |
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Elements of Persuasion | |
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Assumptions and Assertions | |
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Examples | |
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Refutation | |
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Refutation | |
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Writing Essays | |
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Developing Essays | |
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Techniques for Developing Essays | |
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Developing a Core Assertion: The Thesis Statement | |
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Organizing and Drafting the Essay | |
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Index Cards and Notebooks | |
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Laptops and computers | |
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Sample essays | |
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Expository Essay: ldquo;A Korean Discovers New Yorkrdquo; | |
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Analytical Essay: ldquo;I Want Outrdquo; | |
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Analytical Essay: ldquo;Affirmative Action in Contextrdquo; | |
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Student Writing Process and Essay on ldquo;Hasten the Homecoming.rdquo; Outline | |
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Draft | |
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Revision | |
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Reflection | |
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Research | |
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Integrating Research into Writing | |
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Beginning the Process | |
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Using On-line Resources in Research | |
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Strategies for Internet Research | |
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Using Library Sources | |
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Focusing the Search | |
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Working with Source | |
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Writing Drafts | |
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Documentation | |
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Internet and World Wide Web Sources | |
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Argument in the American Tradition | |
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Identities Chapter Introduction | |
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Franklin, ldquo;Join, or Dierdquo; (1754), Franklin's eighteenth-century woodcut, reportedly the first American cartoon | |
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De Tocqueville, ldquo;Origin of the Anglo Americansrdquo; (1939), An introductory chapter to the renowned work,Democracy in America | |
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Howard Chandler Christy, ldquo;Victory Liberty Loanrdquo; (1919), An early twentieth-century poster designed to garner financial support for World War I | |
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Luther Standing Bear, ldquo;What the Indian Means to Americardquo; (1933), An American Indian's view of the conflict of Anglo and Indian cultures | |
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John F. Kennedy, ldquo;Inaugural Addressrdquo; (1961), A speech that powerfully invoked a national call to service. Arthur M. Schlesinger, ldquo;The Cult of Ethnicityrdquo; (1991), An e | |