- ISBN: 9780321925657 | 0321925653
- Cover: Loose-leaf
- Copyright: 1/9/2014
Dialogues represents argument not as a battle to be won, but as a process of dialogue and deliberation–the exchange of opinions and ideas–among people with different values and perspectives.
Part One contains succinct instruction on analyzing and developing arguments, including critical reading, source documentation, and analyzing visual arguments. Part Two, updated with many new readings addressing current issues, offers a diverse collection of provocative essays from both the popular and scholarly medium. The lucid, lively, and engaging writing addresses students as writers and thinkers, without overwhelming them with unnecessary jargon or theory.
Part One Strategies for Reading and Writing Arguments
Chapter 1 Understanding Persuasion: Thinking Like a Negotiator
Argument
What Makes an Argument?
The Uses of Argument
Debate
Moving from Debate to Dialogue
Dialogue
Deliberation
Deborah Tannen, “Taking a ‘War of Words’ Too Literally”
Sample Arguments for Analysis
Michael Lewis, “The Case Against Tipping”
* Catherine Rampell , “ A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much”
Exercises
Chapter 2 Reading Arguments: Thinking Like a Critic
Why Read Critically?
Preview the Reading
Skim the Reading
Sample Argument for Analysis
Henry Wechsler, “Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped”
Consider Your Own Experience
Annotate the Reading
”Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped”
Summarize the Reading
Analyze and Evaluate the Reading
Argue with the Reading
Create a Debate and Dialogue Between Two or More Readings
Sample Argument for Analysis
Froma Harrop, “Stop Babysitting College Students” (student essay)
Construct a Debate
Sample Arguments for Analysis
Kathryn Stewart and Corina Sole, “Letter to the Editor” from the Washington Post
James C. Carter, S. J., “Letter to the Editor” from the Times-Picayune
Deliberate About the Readings
Look for Logical Fallacies
Exercises
Chapter 3 Finding Arguments: Thinking Like a Writer
The Writing Process
Finding Topics to Argue
Developing Argumentative Topics
Finding Ideas Worth Writing About
Refining Topics
Sample Student Argument for Analysis
Stephanie Bower, “What’s the Rush? Speed Yields Mediocrity in Local Television News”(student essay)
Exercises
Chapter 4 Addressing Audiences: Thinking Like a Reader
The Target Audience
The General Audience
Guidelines for Knowing Your Audience
Adapting to Your Readers’ Attitudes
Sample Arguments for Analysis
Derrick Jackson, “Let’s Ban All Flavors of Cigarettes”
Gio Batta Gori, “The Bogus ‘Science’ of Secondhand Smoke”
Danise Cavallaro, “Smoking: Offended by the Numbers” (student essay)
Choosing Your Words
Exercises
Chapter 5 Shaping Arguments: Thinking Like an Architect
Components of an Argument
Sample Argument for Analysis
Clara Spotted Elk, “Indian Bones”
Analyzing the Structure
Sample Argument for Analysis
Ron Karpati, “I Am the Enemy”
Analyzing the Structure
Two Basic Types for Arguments: Position and Proposal Arguments
Sample Position Argument for Analysis
Sample Proposal Argument for Analysis
Narrative Arguments
Sample Narrative Argument
Jerry Fensterman, “I See Why Others Choose to Die”
Analyzing the Structure
Analyzing the Narrative Features
Exercises
Chapter 6 Using Evidence: Thinking Like an Advocate
How Much Evidence Is Enough?
Why Arguments Need Supporting Evidence
Forms of Evidence
STUDENT SAMPLE:
Kari Peterson, Student Paper
Different Interpretations of Evidence
S. Fred Singer, “Climate Realism”
Some Tips About Supporting Evidence
Sample Argument for Analysis
Arthur Allen, “Prayer in Prison: Religion as Rehabilitation” (student essay)
Exercises
Chapter 7 Establishing Claims: Thinking Like a Skeptic
The Toulmin Model
Toulmin’s Terms
Sample Arguments for Analysis
Steven Pinker, “Why They Kill Their Newborns”
An Analysis Based on the Toulmin Model
Michael Kelley, “Arguing for Infanticide”
Sample Student Argument for Analysis
Lowell Putnam, “Did I Miss Something?” (student essay)
Exercises
Chapter 8 Using Visual Arguments: Thinking Like an Illustrator
Common Forms of Visual Arguments
Analyzing Visual Arguments
Editorial or Political Cartoons
Them” Cartoon
News Photographs
Ancillary Graphics: Tables, Charts, and Graphs
Numerical Tables
Sample Student Argument for Analysis
Lee Innes, “A Double Standard of Olympic Proportions” (student essay)
Exercises
Chapter 9 Researching Arguments: Thinking Like an Investigator
A Search Strategy
Sample Entries for an Annotated Bibliography
Locating Sources
Evaluating Sources
Taking Notes
Drafting Your Paper
Revising and Editing Your Paper
Preparing and Proofreading Your Final Manuscript
Plagiarism
DOCUMENTATION GUIDE: MLA and APA Styles
PART TWO: Thematic Readings
CHAPTER 10: Advertising and Consumerism
Joseph Turow, The Daily You
*Jennifer Baumgartner, It’s All in the Details
Micahel Levine, Branded World: The Success of the Nike Logo
*Laura Gottesdiener, Disturbing Trends in Junk Food Advertising for Children
READING THE VISUAL: Bump
Charles A. O”Neill, The Language of Advertising
Sample Ads and Study Questions
Glenn Sacks and Richard Smaglick, Advertisers, Men Are Not Idiots
CHAPTER 11: Gender Matters
Mary Pipher, Saplings in the Storm
* Douglas Quenqua, Muscular Body Image Lures Boys Into Gym, and Obsession
READING THE VISUAL: NEDA ad and BOSS ad
Leslie Marmon Silko, In the Combat Zone
Kay Hymowitz, Child-Man in the Promised Land
*Wendy Shanker, Strong Enough
*READING THE VISUAL: Women in Combat
*Hanna Rosen, The End of Men?
*Philip N. Cohen, Still a Man’s World
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*Chapter 12: Moral Quandaries in Medicine
*Daniel Callahan, Sherwin B. Nuland, The Quagmire
*David H. Freedman, Survival of the Wrongest
*Colton Wooten, A Father’s Day Plea To Sperm Donors
*Joseph S. Roth, Encourage the Golden Rule for Organ Donations, Transplant Coverage
*Guatam Naik, A Baby, Please. Blond, Freckles -- Hold the Colic
*Dick Teseri, What You Lose When You Sign That Donor Card
*Steve Lopez, Chorus of Voices Grows Stronger for ‘Death with Dignity’
*Ben Mattlin, Suicide by Choice? Not So Fast
CHAPTER 13: Issues in Higher Education
Ronald D. Liebowtitz, Diversity: The Value of Discomfort
*Paul Stoller, My Struggles With Anti-Intellectualism
*Steve Gunderson, For Profit Colleges—A Sneaky Scam or Saving Grace?
Charles Murray, What’s Wrong with Vocational School?
*Megan McArle, Is College a Lousy Investment?
Alicia Shepard, “A’s for Everyone!”
Reading the Visual: Passive Activism Ideal
Nicholas Handler, The Post-Everything Generation
CHAPTER 14: Race and Ethnicity
Amatai Etzoni, Leaving Race Behind
*Sara Inés Calderón . Why Latinas Aren’t Allowed to Get Angry
READING THE VISUAL: Chief Wahoo
*Nicholas K. Peart, Why Is the N.Y.P.D. After Me?
*Bruce Maiman, Arizona's Immigration Law is Not Racist
Francie Latour, Welcome to the Dollhouse
*Glenn Loury, Is He One Of Us? Reflections on Identity and Authenticity
CHAPTER 15: Riding the Economic Roller Coaster
Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt
*Reading the Visual: Food Bank line
Ed Schipul, Millennials’ Heads Under a Rock
James Livingston, It’s Consumer Spending Stupid
Danile Akst, Saving Yourself
*Derk Thompson, Are Student Loans Destroying the Economy?
Kevin O;Donnell, Why Won't Anyone Give Me a Credit Card?
Reading the Visual: Images from the Great Recession (photos)
Katy Read, Regrets of a Stay at Home Mom
CHAPTER 16: Our Lives Online
Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?
*Louis Rene Beres, A Core Anxiety: Fear and Trembling on the Social Networks
*Andrew Lam, I Tweet Therefore I Am: Life in the Halls of Mirrors
*Sherry Turkle, The Flight From Conversation
*Jessica Helfand, My Facebook, My Self
*Reading the Visual: The Numbers Don’t Lie
*Taff Brodesser-Akner, Facebook, the Mean Girls, and Me
*Robin Dunbar, You Gotta Have (150) Friends
*dana boyd, Streams of Content, Limited Attention
Chapter 17: Family Values?
*Stephanie Coontz, Five Myths about Marriage
Reading the Visual: Cartoon
* Andrew Sullivan, Why Gay Marriage is Good for Straight America
*W. Bradford Wilcox, Tie the Knot
K*ate Stone Lombardi, ,Who Are You Calling a “Mama’s Boy?”
R*ichard Fabrizio, Being a Dad is Fun, but Nothing Like a Mom
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