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| Preface | |
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| Strategies for Reading and Writing Arguments | |
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| Understanding Persuasion: Thinking Like a Negotiator | |
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| Argument | |
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| What Makes an Argument | |
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| The Uses of Argument | |
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| Debate | |
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| Moving from Debate to Dialogue | |
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| Dialogue | |
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| Deliberation | |
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| Deborah Tannen, "Taking a ‘War of Words' Too Literally" | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Michael Lewis, "The Case Against Tipping" | |
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| Paula Broadwell, "Women Soldiers Crucial to US Mission" | |
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| Reading Arguments: Thinking Like a Critic | |
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| Why Read Critically? | |
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| Preview the Reading | |
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| Skim the Reading | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Henry Wechsler, "Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped" | |
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| Consider Your Own Experience | |
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| Annotate the Reading | |
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| Summarize the Reading | |
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| Analyze and Evaluate the Reading | |
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| Argue with the Reading | |
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| Create a Debate and Dialogue Between Two or More Readings | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Fromma Harrop, "Stop Babysitting College Students" (student essay) | |
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| Construct a Debate | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Kathryn Stewart and Corina Sole, "Letter to the Editor" from the Washington Post | |
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| James C. Carter, S. J., "Letter to the Editor" from the Times-Picayune | |
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| Deliberate About the Readings | |
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| Look for Logical Fallacies | |
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| Finding Arguments: Thinking Like a Writer | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Finding Topics to Argue | |
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| Developing Argumentative Topics | |
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| Finding Ideas Worth Writing About | |
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| Refining Topics | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Stephanie Bower, "What's the Rush? Speed Yields Mediocrity in Local Television News" (student essay) | |
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| Addressing Audiences: Thinking Like a Reader | |
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| The Target Audience | |
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| The General Audience | |
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| Guidelines for Knowing Your Audience | |
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| Adapting to Your Readers' Attitudes | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Derrick Jackson, "Let's Ban All Flavors of Cigarettes" | |
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| Gio Batta Gori, "The Bogus 'Science' of Secondhand Smoke" | |
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| Danise Cavallaro, "Smoking: Offended by the Numbers" (student essay) | |
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| Choosing Your Words | |
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| Shaping Arguments: Thinking Like an Architect | |
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| Components of an Argument | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Clara Spotted Elk, "Indian Bones" | |
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| Analyzing the Structure | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Ron Karpati, "I Am the Enemy" | |
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| Analyzing the Structure | |
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| Two Basic Types for Arguments | |
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| Position Arguments | |
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| Sample Position Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Sean Flynn, "Is Anything Private Anymore?" | |
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| Analysis of a Sample Position Argument | |
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| Proposal Arguments | |
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| Sample Proposal Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Amanda Collins, "Bring East Bridgewater Elementary into the World" (student essay) | |
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| Analyzing the Structure | |
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| Narrative Arguments | |
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| Sample Narrative Arguments | |
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| Jerry Fensterman, "I See Why Others Choose to Die" | |
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| Analyzing the Structure | |
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| Analyzing the Narrative Features | |
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| Using Evidence: Thinking Like an Advocate | |
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| How Much Evidence is Enough? | |
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| Why Arguments Need Supporting Evidence | |
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| Forms of Evidence Kari Peterson | |
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| "The Statistic Speaks: A Real Person's Argument for Universal Healthcare" (student essay) | |
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| Different Interpretations of Evidence | |
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| S. Fred Singer, "The Great Global Warming Swindle" | |
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| Some Tips About Supporting Evidence | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Arthur Allen, "Prayer in Prison: Religion as Rehabilitation" | |
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| Establishing Claims: Thinking Like a Skeptic | |
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| The Toulmin Model | |
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| Toulmin's Terms | |
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| Finding Warrants | |
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| Sample Arguments for Analysis | |
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| Steven Pinker, "Why They Kill Their Newborns" | |
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| An Analysis Based on the Toulmin Model | |
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| Michael Kelly, "Arguing for Infanticide" | |
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| Sample Student Argument for Analysis | |
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| Lowell Putnam, "Did I Miss Something?" (student essay) | |
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| Using Visual Arguments: Thinking Like an Illustrator | |
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| Common Forms of Visual Arguments | |
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| Analyzing Visual Arguments | |
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| Art | |
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| Pablo Picasso's Guernica | |
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| Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech | |
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| Advertisements | |
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| Sample Ads for Analysis | |
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| Toyota Prius Ad | |
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| Fresh Step Cat Litter | |
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| Victoria's Dirty Secret | |
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| Editorial or Political Cartoons | |
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| Mike Luckovich's "Let's Be Responsible" Cartoon | |
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| Pat Bagley's "Back in Aught-Five ..." Cartoon | |
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| Daryl Cagle's "I Hate Them" Cartoon | |
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| News Photographs | |
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| Ancillary Graphics: Tables, Charts, and Graphs | |
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| Sample Student Argument for Analysis | |
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| Lee Innes, "A Double Standard of Olympic Proportions" (student essay) | |
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| Researching Arguments: Thinking Like an Investigator | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| A Search Strategy | |
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| Sample Entries for an Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Locating Sources | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Drafting Your Paper | |
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| Revising and Editing Your Paper | |
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| Preparing and Proofreading Your Final Manuscript | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Documentation Guide: MLA and APA Styles | |
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| Where Does the Documentation Go? | |
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| Documentation Style | |
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| A Brief Guide to MLA and APA Styles | |
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| Sample Research Papers | |
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| Shannon O'Neill, "Literature Hacked and Torn Apart: Censorship in Public Schools" (MLA) (student essay) | |
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| Dan Hoskins, "Tapped Out: Bottled Water's Detrimental Side" (APA) (student essay) | |