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| How To Approach Argument In Real Life | |
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| Argue with a Purpose | |
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| What Argument Is and What Argument Is Not | |
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| … Graduating Debtors … by Thomas Frank | |
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| Recognize Where Argument Is Appropriate in Real Life | |
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| Argue About Issues that Matter to You | |
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| Establish Local Context for an Issue Through the Research Process | |
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| Recognize Why Arguments Break Down | |
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| Match Argument with Purpose | |
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| Explore an Issue that Matters to You | |
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| Determine What Matters to You and Why | |
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| Choose an Issue within a Topic | |
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| Pre-Think About Your Issue | |
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| Define and Target Your Audience | |
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| Stake, Defend, and Justify Your Claim | |
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| Vary the Support You Bring to an Argument | |
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| Working with a Target Audience: Two Examples | |
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| Argue at the Right Moment | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| How To Establish Context Through Research | |
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| Develop a Research Plan | |
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| Use Reference Works, Encyclopedias, and Topic Overviews Profitably | |
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| Gather Search Terms | |
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| Use Search Engines to Find Internet Sources on the Surface Web and on the Deep Web | |
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| Perform Keyword Queries | |
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| Find News Sites and Use RSS Feeds to Receive Updates | |
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| Find and Use Databases in Libraries | |
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| Find and Use Primary Sources | |
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| Find and Use Government Sources | |
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| Find and Use Multimedia Sources | |
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| Find Books | |
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| Evaluate and Engage with Your Sources | |
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| Take Notes, Read Critically, and Evaluate Internet Sites | |
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| Take Notes, Read Critically, and Evaluate Articles | |
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| Take Notes and Read Books Critically | |
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| Take Notes and Evaluate Primary Sources | |
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| Introduce and Comment on Sources | |
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| Quote and Cite Quotations | |
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| Summarize and Cite Summaries | |
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| Paraphrase and Cite Paraphrases | |
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| Avoid Plagiarism | |
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| Documentation: Works Cited Page | |
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| Read Critically and Avoid Fallacies | |
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| Define Fallacies | |
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| Identify and Avoid Fallacies | |
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| Avoid Fallacies of Choice | |
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| Avoid Fallacies of Support | |
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| Avoid Fallacies of Emotion | |
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| Avoid Fallacies of Inconsistency | |
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| Work Fairly with the Opposition | |
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| Why the Opposition Matters | |
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| Resist Easy Generalizations | |
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| Listen to Local Voices | |
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| Summarize Other Voices Fairly | |
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| Value Expertise Over Advocacy | |
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| Avoid Bias When You Summarize | |
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| Find Points of Overlap | |
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| Respond to Other Views | |
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| How To Plan, Structure And Deliver An Argument | |
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| Develop a Strategy | |
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| Consider Toulmin-Based Argument | |
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| Consider Middle Ground and Rogerian Argument, and Argument based on Microhistory | |
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| Build Arguments | |
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| Support an Argument with Fact (Logos), Credibility (Ethos), and Emotion (Pathos) | |
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| How To Take Ownership Of Your Argument: A Style Guide | |
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| Enhance Your Argument with Visuals and Humor | |
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| What Are Visual Arguments? | |
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| Read Visual Arguments | |
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| Use Humor in Your Argument | |
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| When Is Humor Appropriate? | |
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| Develop and Edit Argument Structure and Style | |