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040			_bEnglish _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library _erda. _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
050			_aCIR PE 1431 _bW48 2005
082			_aCIR 808.0427 _bW583w 2005 _220
100			_aWhite, Fred D., 1943- _93542
245			_aThe well-crafted argument : _ba guide and reader / _cFred D. White, Simone J. Billings.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin, _c2005.
300			_axxx, 770 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505			_a Part I. The rethoricof argument. 1. The nature and process of argument -- 2. Methods of critical reading -- 3. Using the classical model in your arguments -- 4. Using the Toulmin model in your arguments -- 5. Using the Rogerian model in your arguments -- 6. Reasoning: Methods and fallacies -- 7. Researching your argument -- 8. Documenting your sources: MLA and APA styles -- Part II. Reading clusters. 1. Intellectual property: How should IP rights be protected? (Law) -- 2. National security: How can the United States best protect itself? (Political science) -- 3. Cyberspace and education: How does computer technology influence learning? (Education) -- 4. Standardized testing: What does it measure of individual performance? (Psychology) -- 5. Speech ans media regulation: How should the tensions between the two be resolved? (Media studies) -- 6. Space exploration: What are the costs, both economic and human? (Economics, Astronomy) -- 7. Science and religion: If common ground exists, where does it lie? (Earth science, Philosophy) -- 8. Multicultural learning: What are the priorities? (Education, Cultural studies) -- 9. Famous arguments: What do they teach us about the art of persuasion? (History across the curriculum).
520			_aSynopsis: The goal of this two-part argument rhetoric/reader is to equip students with a complete set of skills (writing, arguing, reasoning, critical reading and thinking, researching) necessary for writing argumentative essays in a wide variety of contexts and disciplines. The Well-Crafted Argument uses a practical, accessible, skills-based approach to teaching argument while encouraging students to develop their individual voices and visions. Part One, "The Rhetoric of Argument," covers using the writing process when writing arguments, framing arguments using three main models (Classic, Toulmin, and Rogerian), reasoning and avoiding fallacies, critical reading and thinking, research, and documentation of sources. Integrated throughout this part are 16 sample arguments, including Thomas Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence" and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail. "Part Two, "Reading Clusters," is an anthology of 95 readings grouped into nine clusters. The first eight clusters cover controversial topics of current interest, such as downloading music files, national security, standardized testing, censorship, and media violence. Each cluster includes a wide range of contrasting (not just opposing) views. The last cluster features famous arguments, including Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," Frederick Douglass's "I Hear the Mournful Wail of Millions," and Roe v. Wade. At least one student essay is included within each of the nine reading clusters.
546			_aIn English text.
650			_aEnglish language _xRhetoric -- Problems, exercises, etc. _93374
650			_aPersuasion (Rhetoric) _vProblems, exercises, etc. _93543
650			_aReport writing _vProblems, exercises, etc. _93226
650			_aCollege readers. _92983
700			_aBillings, Simone J. _93544
942			_cBK _eSecond edition. _2lcc _hPE 1431 W48 2005 _kCIR
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