The Structure of Argument

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PART ONE Understanding Argument

*1.  What Is Argument?
Why Study Argument?
Argument in the Twenty-First Century 
             *MEL BONDAR, The Financial Case for Trade School over College
The Purposes of Argument
The Elements of Argument 
The Ethics of Argument 
So, Why Write Arguments? 
 
2.  Critical Reading of Written Arguments 
Prereading 
             Strategies for Prereading 
*GRETA THUNBERG, How Dare You?      
Reading with an Open Mind 
*MARK R. LEVIN, News, Propaganda, and Pseudo-Events
Reading for Content and Structure 
             Strategies for Annotating a Text 
CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT, A Tale of Two Airlines 
Summarizing 
             Research Skill: Using Summaries in Research 
*OCEAN VUONG, Reimagining Masculinity 
Evaluating 
             Strategies for Evaluating Arguments 
             BRUCE SCHNEIER, The Internet Is a Surveillance State 
             WHITNEY CRAMER, Giving Up Our Privacy: Is It Worth It? (student essay)           
             Argument Essentials: Examining Written Arguments 
Assignments for Critical Reading of Written Arguments 
 
3.  Critical Reading of Multimodal Arguments 
Visual Rhetoric 
             Photographs 
             *ERIK MCGREGOR, Candlelight Vigil for Mass Shooting Victims 
             *MICHAEL CAMPANELLA, Friday School Strikes, August 2018 
             *MARCO MERLINE, Fridays for the Future, Six Months Later  
             *NORMA JEAN GARGASZ, The View from the Other Side  
             *JOSEPH PREZIOSO, A Standoff over Immigration 
             *COURTENEY COKO MOORE, Little Boy Holds Hand of Crying Classmate
             Argument Essentials: Visual Rhetoric 
             Print Advertisements 
             WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, Stop Climate Change before It Changes You 
             AD COUNCIL, It Only Takes a Moment to Make a Moment  
             *L''OREAL, My Future Is What I Make It  
             Political Cartoons 
             *FRAN, Citizenship Test Forum  
             *PETER STEINER, Understand the Ten Commandments  
             *CHIP BOK, Sorry, Sir, You''ve Been Red-Flagged  
             Graphics 
             THEWORLD.ORG, Tobacco''s Shifting Burden    
             UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, Where Your Gas Money Goes  
Audio and Audiovisual Rhetoric 
             Television Commercials 
             TOYOTA, Let''s Go Places  
             Podcasts 
             *LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, Recession Fears, Immigration Rules, and "Electability"  
             *TOM BALDWIN and NINA SCHICK, INTELLIGENCE SQUARED, How the Information Age              
             Crashed Our Democracy  
             Argument Essentials: Audiovisual Rhetoric 
             ELIZABETH WARREN, Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
             Strategies for Critical Listening 
Online Environments 
             Networking Sites 
             WILLIAM WHARTON, "Peaceful" Act of Compassion 
             Argument Essentials: Online Environments 
             Research Skill: Evaluating Online Sources 
             Interactive Websites 
             AD COUNCIL, embracerefugees.org  
Assignments for Critical Reading of Multimodal Arguments 
 
4.  Writing Argument Analysis 
             Argument Essentials: Argument Analysis 
Writing the Thesis (Main Claim) 
             Argument Essentials: Writing the Claim 
Planning the Structure 
             Argument Essentials: Planning the Structure 
Providing Support 
             Summarizing 
             Paraphrasing 
             Argument Essentials: Providing Support 
             Quoting 
             Research Skill: Incorporating Quotations into Your Text 
Documenting Your Sources 
             Strategies for Documenting Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation 
             JAMES W. INGRAM III, Electoral College Is Best Way to Choose U.S. President 
             HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, The Science Facts about Autism and Vaccines (infographic) 
             *STEFAN ANDREASSON, Fossil Fuel Divestment Will Increase Carbon Emissions, Not Lower Them 
             *BEN ADLER, Are Plastic-Bag Bans Good for the Climate?  
             *LESLEY WEXLER AND JENNIFER K. ROBBENNOLT, #MeToo and Restorative Justice: Realizing              
Restoration for Victims and Offenders 
             *DESTINÉE MILLER, Restorative Justice and the #MeToo Movement (student essay) 
             *SABRA STAPLETON, How to Pick a President: Electoral College vs. National Popular Vote (student essay) 
Assignments for Writing Argument Analysis 
 
PART TWO Writing Argument 
 
*5.  Approaches to Argument 
Aristotelian Rhetoric 
             Ethos 
             Logos 
             Pathos 
             Ancient Rhetoric Today 
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