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020 _a9781457698675
040 _aMIUC
_beng
_cMIUC
082 0 _a808.042
100 1 _92020
_aLunsford, Andrea A.,
_d1942-
245 1 0 _aEverything's an argument /
_cAndrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz.
250 _a7th ed.
260 _aBoston ;
_aNew York :
_bBedford/St. Martin's,
_cc2016.
300 _axv, 534 p. :
_bill. col.
_c21 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Pt.1. Reading and Understanding Arguments -- 1. Everything Is an Argument. Why We Make Arguments. Occasions for Argument. Kinds of Argument. stasis questions at work. Appealing to Audiences. Cultural contexts for argument -- 2. Arguments Based on Emotion: Pathos. Reading Critically for Pathos. Using Emotions to Build Bridges. Using Emotions to Sustain an Argument. Using Humor. Using Arguments Based on Emotion -- 3. Arguments Based on Character: Ethos Thinking Critically About Arguments Based on Character. Establishing Trustworthiness and Credibility. Claiming Authority. Coming Clean about Motives. Cultural contexts for argument -- 4. Arguments Based on Facts and Reason: Logos. Thinking Critically About Hard Evidence. Using Reason and Common Sense. Cultural contexts for argument. Providing Logical Structures for Argument -- 5. Fallacies of Argument. Fallacies of Emotional Argument. Fallacies of Ethical Argument. Fallacies of Logical Argument -- 6. Rhetorical Analysis. Composing a Rhetorical Analysis. Understanding the Purpose of Arguments You Are Analyzing. Understanding Who Makes an Argument. Identifying and Appealing to Audiences. Examining Arguments Based on Emotion: Pathos. Examining Arguments Based on Character: Ethos. Examining Arguments Based on Facts and Reason: Logos. Examining the Arrangement and Media of Arguments. Looking at Style. Examining a Rhetorical Analysis: David Brooks, It's Not about You; Rachel Kolb, Understanding Brooks’¢Î—ÎÈs Binaries (student essay). Guide to writing a rhetorical analysis -- Part 2: Writing Arguments -- 7. Structuring Arguments. The Classical Oration. Rogerian and Invitational Arguments. Toulmin Argument. Deborah Tannen, Why Is Compromise Now a Dirty Word?. Cultural Contexts for Argument -- 8. Arguments of Fact. Understanding Arguments of Fact. Characterizing Factual Arguments. Developing a Factual Argument. Guide to writing an argument of fact. Projects. Two Sample Factual Arguments: Taylor Pearson, Why You Should Fear Your Toaster More Than Nuclear Power (student essay); Neil Irwin, What the Numbers Show about NFL Player Arrests -- 9. Arguments of Definition. Understanding Arguments of Definition. Kinds of Definition. Developing a Definitional Argument. Guide to writing an argument of definition. Projects. Two Sample Definitional Arguments: Natasha Rodriguez, Who Are You Calling Underprivileged? (student essay). Joyce Xinran Liu, Friending: The Changing Definition of Friendship in the Social Media Era -- 10. Evaluations. Understanding Evaluations. Criteria of Evaluation. Characterizing Evaluation. Developing an Evaluative Argument. Guide to writing an evaluation. Projects. Two Sample Evaluations: Sean Kamperman, The Wikipedia Game: Boring, Pointless, or Neither? (student essay); Hayley Tsukayama, My Awkward Week with Google Glass [New] -- 11. Causal Arguments. Understanding Causal Arguments. Characterizing Causal Arguments. Developing Causal Arguments. Guide to writing a causal argument. Projects. Two Sample Causal Arguments: Raven Jiang, Dota 2: The Face of Professional Gaming (student essay); John Tierney, Can a Playground Be Too Safe? -- 12. Proposals. Understanding and Categorizing Proposals. Characterizing Proposals. Developing Proposals. Guide to writing a proposal. Projects Two Sample Proposals: Manasi Deshpande, A Call to Improve Campus Accessibility (student essay); Virginia Postrel, Let’¢Î—ÎÈs Charge Politicians for Wasting Our Time -- Pt. 3. Style and Presentation in Arguments -- 13. Style in Arguments. Style and Word Choice. Sentence Structure and Argument. Punctuation and Argument. Special Effects: Figurative Language. cultural contexts for argument -- 14. Visual Rhetoric. The Power of Visual Arguments. Using Visuals in Your Own Arguments -- 15. Presenting Arguments. Class and Public Discussions. Cultural contexts for argument. Preparing a Presentation -- 16. Multimedia Arguments. Old Media Transformed by New Media. New Content in New Media. New Audiences in New Media. Analyzing Multimedia Arguments. Making Multimedia Arguments -- Pt. 4. Research and Arguments -- 17. Academic Arguments. Understanding What Academic Argument Is. Developing an Academic Argument. Two Sample Academic Arguments: Charlotte Geaghan-Breiner, Where the Wild Things Should Be: Healing Nature Deficit Disorder through the Schoolyard (student essay); Lan Xue, China: The Prizes and Pitfalls of Progress -- 18. Finding Evidence. Considering the Rhetorical Situation. Cultural Contexts for Argument. Using Data and Evidence from Research Sources. Searching online or in databases. Collecting Data on Your Own -- 19. Evaluating Sources. Assessing Print Sources. Assessing Electronic Sources. Assessing Field Research -- 20. Using Sources. Practicing Infotention. Building a Critical Mass. Synthesizing Information -- 21. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity. Giving Credit. Getting Permission for and Using Copyrighted Internet Sources. Acknowledging Your Sources Accurately and Appropriately. Acknowledging Collaboration -- 22. Documenting Sources. MLA Style. APA Style -- Glossary -- Index.
520 _aEverything's an Argument teaches students to analyze the arguments that surround them every day and to create their own. This best-selling text offers proven instructional content by composition luminaries Andrea Lunsford and John Ruszkiewicz, covering five core types of arguments. Revised based on feedback from its large and devoted community of users, the seventh edition offers a new chapter on multimedia argument and dozens of current arguments across perspectives and genres, from academic essays and newspaper editorials to tweets and infographics. Combine the text with LaunchPad for Everything's an Argument with Readings for even more engaging content and new ways to get the most out of your course. Access unique, book-specific materials in a fully customizable online course space; then adapt, assign, and integrate our resources with yours. This LaunchPad includes: - Interactive exercises and tutorials for reading, writing, and research - LearningCurve adaptive, game-like practice that helps students focus on the topics where they need the most help, such as fallacies, claims, evidence, and other key elements of argument - Reading comprehension quizzes
650 0 _9184
_aEnglish language
_xRhetoric
650 0 _9185
_aPersuasion (Rhetoric)
650 0 _9178
_aReport writing
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_aRuszkiewicz, John J.,
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