Aims of Argument: A Brief Guide with Student Access to Catalyst

PART ONE, Resources for Reading and Writing ArgumentsChapter One, Understanding ArgumentWhat Is Argument?What Is Rhetoric?An Example of ArgumentDiscussion of "You Have a Right..."Four Criteria of Mature ReasoningWhat Are the Aims of Argument?Where are the Aims of Argument Used?A Good Tool for Understanding and Writing Arguments: The Writer's NotebookWhy Keep a Notebook?Notebook OptionsKeeping a Print NotebookKeeping an Electronic NotebookWays of Using a NotebookChapter Two, Reading An ArgumentThe First Encounter: Seeing the Whole Text in ContextThe Second Encounter: Reading and Analyzing the TextWrestling With Difficult PassagesUsing Paraphrase to Aid ComprehensionAnalyzing the Reasoning of an ArgumentThe Third Encounter: Responding Critically to an ArgumentChapter Three, Analyzing Arguments: A Simplified Toulmin MethodA Preliminary Critical ReadingA Step-by-Step Demonstration of the Toulmin MethodFind the ExceptionsAnalyzing the ReasonsList the ReasonsExamine the ReasonsAnalyzing EvidenceNoting RefutationsSummarizing Your AnalysisA Final Note about Logical AnalysisChapter Four, Reading and Writing about Visual ArgumentsUnderstanding Visual Arguments"Reading" ImagesAnalysis: Five Common Types of Visual ArgumentsFOUR-COLOR Visual Argument INSERTChapter Five, Writing Research-Based ArgumentsFinding an IssueFinding SourcesEvaluating SourcesUsing SourcesIncorporating and Documenting Source Material in the Text of Your ArgumentInstructions for Using MLA and APA StyleDirect QuotationsIndirect QuotationsCreating a Works-Cited or Reference ListPART TWO, The Aims of ArgumentChapter Six, Looking for Some Truth: Arguing to InquireInquiry and Interpretation in Academic WritingThe Writing Project: Exploratory Essay, Part OneConversations and Dialogue in InquiryInquiry Again: Digging DeeperThe Writing Project: Part TwoThe Writing Project: Part ThreeAfter Drafting Your EssayInquiry: Summing Up the AimChapter Seven, Making Your Case: Arguing to ConvinceThe Nature of Convincing: Structure and StrategyThinking about AudienceFormulating the ThesisThe Process of Writing a Convincing ArgumentChapter Eight, Motivating Action: Arguing to PersuadeWhen to Convince and When to Persuade: A Matter of EmphasisReading a Persuasive EssayUsing the Forms of AppealThe Process of Writing a Persuasive EssayChapter Nine, Mediating Disputes: Arguing to Resolve ConflictMediation and the Other Aims of ArgumentAnalyzing Your ReadersThe Process of MediationFinding Creative Solutions: Exploring Common GroundExploring Common Ground in the Debate over National IdentityThe Mediatory EssayAnalyzing a Mediatory EssayWriting a Mediatory EssayAppendix, A Short Guide to Editing and ProofreadingGlossary of TermsGlossary