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| Most chapters end with "Conclusion." | |
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| Overview Of Argument | |
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| Argument: An Introduction | |
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| What Do We Mean by Argument? | |
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| Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum Est | |
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| The Defining Features of Argument | |
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| Argument and the Problem of Truth | |
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| A Successful Process of Argumentation: The Well-Functioning Committee | |
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| Gordon Adams, Petition to Waive the University Math Requirement (Student Essay) | |
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| Reading Arguments | |
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| Why Reading Arguments Is Important for Writers | |
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| Strategy 1: Reading as a Believer | |
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| Lisa Turner, Playing with Our Food | |
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| Strategy 2: Reading as a Doubter | |
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| Strategy 3: Exploring How Rhetorical Context and Genre Shape the Argument | |
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| Strategy 4: Seeking Out Alternative Views and Analyzing Sources of Disagreement | |
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| Council for Biotechnology Information, Would It Surprise You That Growing Soybeans Can Help the Environment? (Advocacy Advertisement) | |
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| Council for Biotechnology Information, Biotech Labeling: Why Biotech Labeling Can Confuse Consumers | |
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| An Analysis of the Sources of Disagreement between Lisa Turner and the Council for Biotechnology Information (Sample Analysis Essay) | |
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| Strategy 5: Using Disagreement Productively to Prompt Further Investigation | |
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| Writing Arguments | |
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| Who Writes Arguments and Why? | |
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| Tips for Improving Your Writing Process | |
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| Using Exploratory Writing to Discover Ideas and Deepen Thinking | |
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| Shaping Your Argument: Classical Argument as a Planning Tool | |
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| Discovering Ideas: Two Sets of Exploratory Writing Tasks | |
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| Writing Assignments For ChapterS 1-3 | |
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| Principles Of Argument | |
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| The Core of an Argument: A Claim with Reasons | |
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| The Rhetorical Triangle | |
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| Issue Questions as the Origins of Argument | |
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| Difference between a Genuine Argument and a Pseudo-Argument | |
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| Frame of an Argument: A Claim Supported by Reasons | |
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| Application of This Chapter's Principles to Your Own Writing | |
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| Application of This Chapter's Principles to the Reading of Arguments | |
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| The Logical Structure of Arguments | |
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| Overview of Logos: What Do We Mean by the "Logical Structure" of an Argument? | |
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| Adopting a Language for Describing Arguments: The Toulmin System | |
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| Using Toulmin's Schema to Determine a Strategy of Support | |
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| The Power of Audience-Based Reasons | |
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| Using Evidence Effectively | |