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Preface Part One: Understanding Argument 1. Approaches To Argument *Aristotelian Rhetoric *Sample Essay With Analysis: Aristotelian *Juan Williams, Don''t Mourn Brown v. Board Of Education *Rogerian Argument Joe Sharkey, Airport Screeners Could See X-Rated X-Rays Chris Kapper, Freedom to Live Trumps All! *Sample Essay with Analysis: Rogerian *Michael Kinsley, Racial Profiling At The Airport: Discrimination We''re Afraid to Be Against The Toulmin Model The Terms of Toulmin Argument The Claim The Support The Warrant Writer''s Guide: Learning the Key Terms Sample Essay with Analysis: Toulmin Robert J. Samuelson, The Hard Truth of Immigration Assignments for Understanding the Structure of Argument Research Readiness: Using Databases 2. Critical Reading Pre-reading Research Skill: Examining Author, Subject, and Context Charles Krauthammer, Let''s Have No More Monkey Trials Comprehension Strategies for Comprehending Arguments Sample Annotated Essay Edward Jay Epstein, Sex And The Cinema Writer''s Guide: Annotating a Text Research Skill: Summarizing Evaluation Sample Annotated Essay Alfie Kohn, No-Win Situations *Stephanie Fairyington, The Gay Option Critical Listening Reading a Visual Argument Assignments for Critical Reading Research Readiness: Skimming and Summarizing 3. Analytical Writing Writing the Claim *Roger Kaplan, Enabling Ignorance Planning the Structure Using Sentence Forms to Construct an Argument Providing Support Writer''s Guide: Incorporating Quotations into Your Text Documenting Your Sources Writer''s Guide: Documenting Use of Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation Avoiding Plagiarism Examining Some Models Sample Essay and Analytical Response: Claim of Fact *Eric Jaffe, Reality Check Student Analytical Response: Claim of Fact *Deion Moore, Psychoanalyzing Reality TV Sample Essay and Analytical Response: Claim of Value *Noam Shpancer, The Meaning Of Reality (TV) Student Analytical Response: Claim of Value *Ashley Wilson, The Meaning Of Shpancer (Really) Sample Essay with Analysis: Rogerian Argument Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Parents Need Help: Restricting Access To Video Games Readings for Analysis Alan M. Dershowitz, Is There a Torturous Road to Justice? Seth Finkelstein, Alan Dershowitz''s Tortuous Torturous Argument *Barbara A. Spellman, Could Reality Shows Become Reality Experiments? *Debate: Should We all Pledge to End Derogatory Use of the Word "Retard"? *Patricia E. Bauer, A Movie, a Word and My Family''s Battle *Christopher M. Fairman, The Case Against Banning The Word "Retard" Assignments for Analytical Writing Research Readiness: Incorporating Quotations Part Two: Analyzing the Elements 4. Definition The Purposes of Definition Defining the Terms in Your Argument Methods for Defining Terms The Definition Essay Writer''s Guide: Writing a Definition Essay Sample Annotated Essay Brian Whitaker, The Definition of Terrorism Readings for Analysis *Stanley Fish, When Is a Cross a Cross? *William Deresiewicz, Faux Friendship *Guy-Uriel Charles, Stop Calling Quake Victims Looters Debate: Is the Definition of Marriage Changing? Howard Moody, Gay Marriage Shows Why We Need To Separate Church and State Jo Ann Citron, Will It Be Marriage or Civil Union? Assignments for Understanding Definition Research Readiness: Using Encyclopedias 5. Claims Claims of Fact Sample Essay: Claim of Fact Robert J. Samuelson, Picking Sides for the News Claims of Value Sample Essay: Claim of Value Roger Ebert, Crash Claims of Policy Sample Annotated Essay: Claim of Policy Elisha Dov Hack, College Life Versus My Moral Code Readings for Analysis Richard Hayes, Supersize Your Child?
