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Summary
Summary
This cutting-edge rhetoric with readings combines a process-oriented approach to persuasive writing with captivating essays and dynamic visuals. Thoroughly tested in the authors' own classrooms, the engaging readings explore different perspectives on relevant topics such as health, pop culture, and the individual in society, bringing to life issues students grapple with in their lives as citizens, consumers, and family members. The essays--including those written by the authors' own students--serve as motivational models for student writing. Cartoons, comic strips, and photographs complement the readings and stimulate critical thinking on a wide range of issues. The rhetoric section of Dynamic Argument presents twelve chapters sequenced to lead students through the writing process. From chapter to chapter, students discover a variety of persuasive writing tools. They then learn to develop their own points of view and to use logic to support them. A complete technology package accompanies the text, making teaching and learning writing even more dynamic.
Table of Contents
| I Rhetoric |
| 1 Introduction Dynamics of Arguments Writing Arguments |
| 2 Claims Degrees of Controversy Functions in Writing Types of Claims |
| 3 Support Evidence Explanations |
| 4 The Reader's Response to Arguments Reader Response |
| How You Read Questioning Critically Process of Reading |
| Previewing, Reading, and Responding Working with Multiple Arguments |
| 5 Planning Arguments |
| Understanding the Assignment Generating Material |
| Organizing Materials |
| 6 Drafting Arguments |
| Structure of an Argument |
| The Five-Paragraph |
| Theme Tying It All Together |
| 7 Revising and Editing |
| Arguments Revising an Argument |
| Giving and Receiving |
| Advice Editing an Argument |
| 8 Researching Arguments |
| The Process of Research Planning Research |
| From Research Topic to Research |
| Question Conducting Research |
| Evaluating Sources Electronic Research |
| A Final Word on Sources |
| Currency Avoiding Plagiarism |
| 9 Quoting |
| Paraphrasing |
| Summarizing |
| Quoting |
| Paraphrasing |
| Summarizing |
| 10 Using Logic What Is Logic? |
| Authority |
| Emotion, and Logic Deductive Logic |
| The Logical Structure of an Argument Carl Rogers |
| Conflict Resolution |
| 11 Strategies and Fallacies Humor Rhetorical |
| Questions Figurative Language Fallacies |
| 12 Arguing Visually Elements of Design |
| Understanding Visual Arguments |
| Anthology of Visual |
| Arguments Levels of Completeness in Visual Arguments |
| 13 MLA Documentation |
| In-Text Citations in MLA Style Creating a Works Cited List |
| 14 APA Documentation |
| In-Text Citations in APA Style Preparing the Reference List (Bibliography) |
| II Reader |
| 15 Health and Medicine |
| The Obesity Epidemic, Stem-Cell Research, and the Psychology of Success |
| Issue 1 The Obesity Epidemic Considering the Issue of Chronic Obesity |
| "Measuring Up"Amy Dickinson |
| "Obesity: Epidemic or Myth?"Patrick Johnson |
| "Rethinking WeightAmanda Spake |
| It's Not a Weakness Just Maybe's a Disease"Hey, Maybe |
| "A Global Epidemic in the Making?"Howard Markel |
| Issue 2 Stem-Cell Research Considering the Issue of Stem-Cell Research Christopher Reeve |
| "Use the Body's Repair Kit" Virginia Postrel |
| "Should Human Cloning Be Allowed? |
| Yes, Don't Impede Medical Progress" |
| Eric Cohen and William Kristol |
| "Should Human Cloning Be Allowed? |
| No, It's a Moral Monstrosity"Ron Reagan Jr. |
| "RemarksRon Reagan Jr., to the 2004 Democratic National Convention" |
| "Cynical and Cruel: Ron Reagan'sMichael Fumento, |
| DNC Speech Was Exploitation of His Father and of Science" |
| "Now That Chimeras Exist"Sharon Begley |
| Issue 3 The Psychology of Success Considering the Issue of the Psychology of Success |
| "How to Help Them Succeed"Daniel Eisenberg |
| "Rocking the Cradle of Class"Hara Estroff Marano |
| "The Measuring Game: Why You Think You'll Never Stack Up"Carlin Flora |
| "The Luck Factor"Richard Wiseman |
| 16 The Individual in Society: Same-Sex Marriage Poverty, and Political Correctness and Freedom of Speech |
| Issue 1 Same-Sex Marriage |
| "Why the M Word Matters to Me"Andrew Sullivan |
| "Why Gay Marriage Doesn't Measure Up"Robert W. Patterson |
| "Option Four"Ramesh Ponnuru |
| "Mother Land"Komal Bhojwani |
| Issue 2 Poverty Johan Norberg |
| "The Scientist's Pursuit of Happiness"Alexander Keyssar |
| "Reminders of Poverty Soon Forgotten"Larry Elder |
| "Katrina, the Race Card, and the Welfare State"Jim Wallis, &qu |
