Argument in Action: Academic Writing and Critical Thought

by LauraLee Miller

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A textbook for advanced composition focusing on argument and rhetoric.

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Publisher
Western Technical College
Subjects
Humanities
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 0: Introduction
  7. 0.1: Messages are Arguments
  8. 0.2: What is a Text?
  9. 0.3: What is an Essay?
  10. 1: Academic Reading and Response
  11. 1.1: Active Reading
  12. 1.2: Critical Reading
  13. 1.3: Critical Response
  14. 1.4: Academic Writing- what it is and isn’t
  15. 1.5: Towards Justice Language
  16. 1.6: Questions for reflection
  17. 2: Rhetoric
  18. 2.1: What is Rhetoric?
  19. 2.2: The Rhetorical Situation
  20. 2.3: The Rhetorical Appeals
  21. 2.4: Questions for reflection
  22. 2.5: Rhetorical Analysis
  23. 2.5.1: Reflect on your process
  24. 3: Information Literacy
  25. 3.1: Misinformation, disinformation, and fakes
  26. 3.2: Literacy Landscape
  27. 3.3: The Seven Pillars of Information Literacy
  28. 3.4: Questions for reflection
  29. 4: The Research Process
  30. 4.1: Research Using the Seven Pillars of Information Literacy
  31. 4.1.1: Identify
  32. 4.1.2: Scope
  33. 4.1.3: Plan
  34. 4.1.4: Gather
  35. 4.1.5: Evaluate
  36. 4.1.6: Manage
  37. 4.1.7: Present
  38. 4.2: Questions for reflection
  39. 5: Argumentation
  40. 5.1: Classical Argument
  41. 5.2: Rogerian Argument
  42. 5.3: Evaluative Argument
  43. 5.4: Definition
  44. 5.5: Causal Argument
  45. 5.6: Policy Proposal Argument
  46. 5.7: Questions for reflection
  47. 6: The Writing Process
  48. 6.1: Prewrite
  49. 6.2: Organize
  50. 6.3: Write
  51. 6.4: Evaluate
  52. 6.5: Revise
  53. 6.6: Questions for reflection
  54. Back Matter
  55. Index
  56. Glossary
  57. Detailed Licensing