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This popular rhetoric/reader combines a brief, accessible introduction to argument with an anthology of provocative readings on contemporary issues.By stressing the rhetorical situation and audience, this argument rhetoric/reader avoids complicated schemes and terminology in favor of providing students with the practical ways of finding "good reasons" to argue for the positions they take. Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments helps students read, analyze, and write various types of arguments, including visual, verbal, and written. Supporting the authors' instruction are readings by professional and student writers and over 150 visuals. Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments is distinctive for its discussion of why people write arguments, its coverage of rhetorical analysis and visual analysis in a brief format, its close attention to reading arguments, its thorough attention to research, and its emphasis on provocative topics in the reader section of the book.0321951573 / 9780321951571 Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments Plus NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205870147 / 9780205870141 NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0321900219 / 9780321900210 Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments
Contents
Part I Reading and Discovering Arguments 1Chapter 1: Making an Effective Argument 2What Exactly Is an Argument? 3Finding Good Reasons 4Writing Arguments in College 5Arguments as Turns in a Conversation 7A Case Study: The Microcredit Debate 8Chapter 2: Reading Arguments 12Explore Controversies 12Read Critically 13Finding Good Reasons 14Recognize Fallacies 16It's on the Internet 17Map and Summarize Arguments 20Chapter 3: Finding Arguments 22Find Arguments in Everyday Conversations 23Find a Topic 25What Is Not Arguable 26Finding Good Reasons 27Campus 28Community 29Nation/World 29Explore Your Topic 30Read About Your Topic 32Find Good Reasons 35Find Evidence to Support Good Reasons 37Chapter 4: Drafting Arguments 39Think About Your Purpose 40State and Evaluate Your Thesis 40Think About Your Readers 42Finding Good Reasons 43Organize Your Argument 45Write an Engaging Title and Introduction 47Write a Strong Conclusion 48Chapter 5: Revising and Editing Arguments 49Evaluate Your Draft 49Checklist for evaluating your draft 50Respond to the Writing of Others 51Finding Good Reasons 52Revise Your Draft 54Edit and Proofread Carefully 55Part 2 Analyzing Arguments 57Chapter 6: Analyzing Written Arguments 58What Is Rhetorical Analysis? 58Build a Rhetorical Analysis 59Analyze the Rhetorical Features: Textual Analysis 59Analyze the Rhetorical Context 64Write a Rhetorical Analysis 70Steps to Writing a Rhetorical Analysis 71Barbara Jordan, Statement on the Articles of Impeachment 73Sample Student Rhetorical Analysis 77T. Jonathan Jackson, An Argument of Reason and Passion: Barbara Jordan's "Statement on the Articles of Impeachment" 77Chapter 7: Analyzing Visual and Multimedia Arguments 81What Is a Visual Argument? 81What Is a Multimedia Argument? 83Analyze Visual Evidence 85Ask These Questions When You Are Analyzing Charts and Graphs 87Build a Visual Analysis 87Write a Visual Analysis 92Sample Student Visual Analysis 92Chrissy Yao, "Use Only What You Need": The Denver Water Conservation Campaign 93Part 3 Writing Arguments 95Chapter 8: Definition Arguments 96Understand How Definition Arguments Work 97Recognize Kinds of Definitions 97Build a Definition Argument 99King's Extended Definition Argument 102Finding Good Reasons 103Detailed ContentsSteps to Writing a Definition Argument 104Michael Pollan, Eat Food: Food Defined 106Sample Student Definition Argument 112Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA's Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs 112Chapter 9: Causal Arguments 117Understand How Causal Arguments Work 118Find Causes 119Build a Causal Argument 121Steps to Writing a Causal Argument 124Finding Good Reasons 126Emily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice to You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service 127 Sample Student Causal Argument 134Armadi Tansal, Modern Warfare: Video Games' Link to Real-World Violence 134Chapter 10: Evaluation Arguments 138Understand How Evaluation Arguments Work 139Recognize Kinds of Evaluations 140Build an Evaluation Argument 141Finding Good Reasons 143Steps to Writing an Evaluation Argument 144Glenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers 146Sample Student Evaluation Argument 155Jenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come Clean 155Chapter 11: Narrative Arguments 162Understand How Narrative Arguments Work 163Recognize Kinds of Narrative Arguments 163Build a Narrative Argument 165Steps to Writing a Narrative Argument 166Finding Good Reasons 168Gregory Kristof, On the Ground with a "Gap Year" 169Chapter 12: Rebuttal Arguments 173Understand How Rebuttal Arguments Work 174Recognize Kinds of Rebuttal Arguments 175Build a Rebuttal Argument 178Finding Good Reasons 179Steps to Writing a Rebuttal Argument 180Ron Reagan, Speech at the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004 182Richard M. Doerflinger, Don't Clone Ron Reagan's Agenda 185Sample Student Rebuttal Argument 188Marta Ramos, Oversimplifying the Locavore Ethic 188Chapter 13: Proposal Arguments 192Understand How Proposal Arguments Work 193Recognize Components of Proposal Arguments 193Build a Proposal Argument 194Steps to Writing a Proposal Argument 196Finding Good Reasons 198Adam Gopnik, The Simple Truth About Gun Control 199Sample Student Proposal Argument 203Kim Lee, Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All 203Part 4 Designing and Presenting Arguments 207Chapter 14: Designing Multimedia Arguments 208Think About Which Media Will Reach Your Audience 208Know When to Use Visual Evidence 209Think About the Argument an Image Makes 210Design Arguments for Print 211Design Multimedia Arguments 212Chapter 15: Presenting Arguments 214Plan a Presentation 214Design Visuals for a Presentation 216Deliver an Effective Presentation 218Part 5 Researching Arguments 221Chapter 16: Planning Research 222Analyze the Research Task 222Find a Subject 223Ask a Research Question 224Gather Information About the Subject 224Draft a Working Thesis 227Chapter 17: Finding Sources 228Develop Strategies for Finding Sources 228Find Sources in Databases 229Common Databases 230Find Sources on the Web 232Know the Limitations of Wikipedia 235Find Multimedia Sources 236Find Print Sources 237Chapter 18: Evaluating and Recording Sources 239Determine the Relevance of Sources 239Determine the Quality of Sources 240Evaluate Database and Print Sources 242Checklist for Evaluating Database and Print Sources 242Evaluate Web Sources 243Checklist for Evaluating Web Sources 244Keep Track of Sources 245Chapter 19: Writing the Research Project 248Review Your Goals and Plan Your Organization 248Avoid Plagiarism 249Plagiarism in College Writing 251Avoid Plagiarism When Quoting Sources 252Avoid Plagiarism When Summarizing and Paraphrasing 254Decide When to Quote and When to Paraphrase 256Write a Draft 258Chapter 20: Documenting Sources in MLA Style 260Elements of MLA Documentation 260MLA In-Text Citations 265MLA Works-Cited List: Books 268MLA Works-Cited List: Periodicals 271MLA Works-Cited List: Library Database Sources 273MLA Works-Cited List: Online Sources 274MLA Works-Cited List: Other Sources 276Sample MLA Paper 277Brian Witkowski, Need a Cure for Tribe Fever? How about a Dip in the Lake? 277Chapter 21: Documenting Sources in APA Style 284Elements of APA Documentation 284APA In-Text Citations 287APA References List: Books 289APA References List: Periodicals 290APA References List: Library Database Sources 291APA References List: Online Sources 292APA References List: Other Sources 292Part 6 Contemporary Arguments 295Chapter 22: Sustainability 296Environmentalism and Sustainability 296Contemporary Arguments 298High Moon, We're Almost There (cartoon) 301Wendell E. Berry, "It All Turns on Affection": 2012 Jefferson Lecture 302Kentucky Appalachian Ministry, Locally Grown ... Heaven Sent Ad 306Jared Diamond, Will Big Business Save the Earth? 311National Association of Scholars, Fixing Sustainability and Sustaining Liberal Education 315 Joy of Tech, Look on the Bright Side (cartoon) 321Sidebar: How green is your T-shirt? 323Mark Bittman, Eating Food That's Better for You, Organic or Not 323Issue in Focus making cities sustainable 326Sidebar: Top 10 Most Sprawling U.S. Metro Regions 326Kaid Benfield, Why Smart Growth Can't Be the Only Answer 328Greg LeRoy, Subsidizing Sprawl: Economic Development Policies That Deprive the Poor of Transit, Jobs 331David B. Resnik, Urban Sprawl, Smart Growth, and Deliberative Democracy 335Original Green, Lovable 343From Reading to Writing 344Chapter 23: Education 345Education in American Society 345Contemporary Arguments 346Andrew Delbanco, College at Risk 347Garry B. Trudeau, Doonesbury: Teaching Is Dead (cartoon) 353Salman Khan, What College Could Be Like 354Kevin Carey, Into the Future with MOOCs 357Scott Carlson, For Making the Most of College, It's Location, Location, Location 360David Brooks, Sam Spade at Starbucks 362 issue in Focus is college worth the price? 364Anthony P. Carnevale, College Is Still Worth It 367Richard Vedder, For Many, College Isn't Worth It 373Jim Borgman, College Loan Debt (cartoon) 378Niall Ferguson, Who Needs College? 378Nicole Allan and Derek Thompson, The Myth of the Student Loan Crisis 380From Reading to Writing 383Chapter 24: Globalization 384America's Place in the World-and the World's Place in America 384Contemporary Arguments 385Thomas Friedman, Why the World Is Flat 386Sidebar: The 10 Great Levelers 388Chappatte, Our Outsourced World (cartoon) 391Richard Florida, The World in Numbers: The World Is Spiky 391Robyn Meredith and Suzanne Hoppough, Why Globalization Is Good 396Sadanand Dhume, Slumdog Paradox 399Issue in Focus exporting american culture 403Todd Gitlin, Under the Sign of Mickey Mouse & Co. 405Aislin, Ain't Globalization Grand? (cartoon) 406Laura Carlsen, Walmart vs. Pyramids 410Robert McCrum, Glob-ish 412From Reading to Writing 416Chapter 25: Science and Ethics 417The Ethics of Science and Technology 417Contemporary Arguments 418Doug Savage, At Last! (cartoon) 419Jay Lehr, Mike Gemmell, and Joseph Bast, An Open Letter to the Oil and Gas Industry: The Ethical Case for Fracking 420Elizabeth Royte, Fracking Our Food Supply 422Bill Gates, A Robot in Every Home 431Paul Marks, Armchair Warlords and Robot Hordes 437Sally Satel, Organs for Sale 438Carl Zimmer, Bringing Them Back to Life 445Issue in Focus is genetically modified food a boon or a risk? 452Mark Anslow, Ten Reasons Why GM Won't Feed the World 454James Freeman, You're Eating Genetically Modified Food 457James E. McWilliams, The Green Monster: Could Frankenfoods Be Good for the Environment? 459Gregory Jaffe, Lessen the Fear of Genetically Engineered Crops 462From Reading to Writing 463Chapter 26: Privacy 465New Challenges to Personal Privacy 465Contemporary Arguments 467Adam Penenberg, The Surveillance Society 469Mike Luckovich, I'm Glad Facebook's Taking Privacy Issues Seriously (cartoon) 476Robert X. Cringely, Facebook Puts Your Privacy on Parade 476Jonathan Locker, OnStar: Big Brother's Eye in the Sky 479Dahlia Lithwick, Teens, Nude Photos and the Law 481Adam Cohen, A Casualty of the Technology Revolution: "Locational Privacy" 483Issue in Focus biometrics: measuring the body for identity 485Steven C. Bennett, Privacy Implications of Biometrics 487Paul Saffo, A Trail of DNA and Data 493FBI, Using Technology to Catch Criminals 496Sidebar: Voice Verification for Transactions 497Ben Goldacre, Now for ID Cards-and the Biometric Blues 497From Reading to Writing 499Chapter 27: Regulating Substances, Regulating Bodies 500Private Bodies, Public Controls 500Contemporary Arguments 503Joe Klein, Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense 504Bernadine Healy, Legalize Marijuana? Obama Was Right to Say No 505Consumer Freedom, Obesity Ads 509David Edelstein, Up in Smoke: Give Movies with Tobacco an Automatic 'R' 510Tony Newman, Criminalizing Smoking Is Not the Answer: Bans on Cloves and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire! 512New York State Department of Health, "Skip" Legault Antismoking Ad 514Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury: The Sin Lobby Gins Up for Another Year (cartoon) 515Jordan Rubin, Beware of Saturday Morning Cartoons 515Jeffrey Friedman, The Real Cause of Obesity 518Consumer Freedom, The Nanny Ad 520Issue in Focus drinking on college campuses 522Jeff Keacher, Accomplishments As ... (cartoon) 524John McCardell, A Drinking Age of 21 Doesn't Work 524Morris E. Chafetz, The 21-Year-Old Drinking Age: I Voted for It; It Doesn't Work 527Toben F. Nelson, Traci L. Toomey, and co-authors, The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives 529James Hibberd, Barhopping with the Bud Girls 532Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Last Round with My Buddies Ad 534Sidebar: Some Signs That Substance Use Is a Problem 535Sidebar: Tips for Safer Drinking 536From Reading to Writing 538Chapter 28: New Media 539Personal Space in Cyberspace 539Contemporary Arguments 541Andrew Keen, Is Google's Data Grinder Dangerous? 542Sidebar: John Perry Barlow, A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace 543John Seigenthaler, A False Wikipedia "Biography" 545Walt Handelsman, Information Superhighway (cartoon) 547Michael Gerson, Where the Avatars Roam 548Malcolm Gladwell, Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted 550David Carr, Why Twitter Will Endure 558Neil Richards, The Perils of Social Reading 561Issue in Focus are video games good for you? 565John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade, How the Gamer Revolution Is Reshaping Business Forever 567James Paul Gee, Games, Not Schools, Are Teaching Kids to Think 569Kevin Moss, Blog Entry: The Enemy of My Irony Is My Friend 570Clay Shirky, Gin, Television, and Social Surplus: A Speech- April 26, 2008 574From Reading to Writing 578
