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Engaging and accessible to all students, Good Reasons is a brief, highly readable introduction to argument by two of the country's foremost rhetoricians.   By stressing the rhetorical situation and audience, this argument rhetoric avoids complicated schemes and terminology in favor of providing students with the practical means to find "good reasons" to argue for the positions they take. Good Reasons 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 75 visuals.  Good Reasons 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, and its thorough attention to research.   0321951581 / 9780321951588 Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments Plus NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of 0205870147 / 9780205870141 NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0321906748 / 9780321906748 Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Reading and Discovering Arguments 1   Chapter 1: Making an Effective Argument 2 What Exactly Is an Argument? 3 Finding Good Reasons 4 Writing Arguments in College 5 Arguments as Turns in a Conversation 7 A Case Study: The Microcredit Debate 8   Chapter 2: Reading Arguments 12 Explore Controversies 12 Read Critically 13 Finding Good Reasons 14 Recognize Fallacies 16 It’s on the Internet 17 Map and Summarize Arguments 20   Chapter 3: Finding Arguments 22 Find Arguments in Everyday Conversations 23 Find a Topic 25 What Is Not Arguable 26 Finding Good Reasons 27 Campus 28 Community 29 Nation/World 29 Explore Your Topic 30 Read About Your Topic 32 Find Good Reasons 35 Find Evidence to Support Good Reasons 37   Chapter 4: Drafting Arguments 39 Think About Your Purpose 40 State and Evaluate Your Thesis 40 Think About Your Readers 42 Finding Good Reasons 43 Organize Your Argument 45 Write an Engaging Title and Introduction 47 Write a Strong Conclusion 48   Chapter 5: Revising and Editing Arguments 49 Evaluate Your Draft 49 Checklist for evaluating your draft 50 Respond to the Writing of Others 51 Finding Good Reasons 52 Revise Your Draft 54 Edit and Proofread Carefully 55   Part 2 Analyzing Arguments 57   Chapter 6: Analyzing Written Arguments 58 What Is Rhetorical Analysis? 58 Build a Rhetorical Analysis 59 Analyze the Rhetorical Features: Textual Analysis 59 Analyze the Rhetorical Context 64 Write a Rhetorical Analysis 70 Steps to Writing a Rhetorical Analysis 71 Barbara Jordan, Statement on the Articles of Impeachment 73 Sample Student Rhetorical Analysis 77 T. Jonathan Jackson, An Argument of Reason and Passion: Barbara Jordan’s “Statement on the Articles of Impeachment” 77   Chapter 7: Analyzing Visual and Multimedia Arguments 81 What Is a Visual Argument? 81 What Is a Multimedia Argument? 83 Analyze Visual Evidence 85 Ask These Questions When You Are Analyzing Charts and Graphs 87 Build a Visual Analysis 87 Write a Visual Analysis 92 Sample Student Visual Analysis 92 Chrissy Yao, “Use Only What You Need”: The Denver Water Conservation Campaign 93   Part 3 Writing Arguments 95   Chapter 8: Definition Arguments 96 Understand How Definition Arguments Work 97 Recognize Kinds of Definitions 97 Build a Definition Argument 99 King’s Extended Definition Argument 102 Finding Good Reasons 103 Steps to Writing a Definition Argument 104 Michael Pollan, Eat Food: Food Defined 106 Sample Student Definition Argument 112 Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA’s Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs 112   Chapter 9: Causal Arguments 117 Understand How Causal Arguments Work 118 Find Causes 119 Build a Causal Argument 121 Steps to Writing a Causal Argument 124 Finding Good Reasons 126 Emily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice to You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service 127 Sample Student Causal Argument 134 Armadi Tansal, Modern Warfare: Video Games’ Link to Real-World Violence 134   Chapter 10: Evaluation Arguments 138 Understand How Evaluation Arguments Work 139 Recognize Kinds of Evaluations 140 Build an Evaluation Argument 141 Finding Good Reasons 143 Steps to Writing an Evaluation Argument 144 Glenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers 146 Sample Student Evaluation Argument 155 Jenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come Clean 155   Chapter 11: Narrative Arguments 162 Understand How Narrative Arguments Work 163 Recognize Kinds of Narrative Arguments 163 Build a Narrative Argument 165 Steps to Writing a Narrative Argument 166 Finding Good Reasons 168 Gregory Kristof, On the Ground with a “Gap Year” 169   Chapter 12: Rebuttal Arguments 173 Understand How Rebuttal Arguments Work 174 Recognize Kinds of Rebuttal Arguments 175 Build a Rebuttal Argument 178 Finding Good Reasons 179 Steps to Writing a Rebuttal Argument 180 Ron Reagan, Speech at the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004 182 Richard M. Doerflinger, Don’t Clone Ron Reagan’s Agenda 185 Sample Student Rebuttal Argument 188 Marta Ramos, Oversimplifying the Locavore Ethic 188   Chapter 13: Proposal Arguments 192 Understand How Proposal Arguments Work 193 Recognize Components of Proposal Arguments 193 Build a Proposal Argument 194 Steps to Writing a Proposal Argument 196 Finding Good Reasons 198 Adam Gopnik, The Simple Truth About Gun Control 199 Sample Student Proposal Argument 203 Kim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All 203   Part 4 Designing and Presenting Arguments 207   Chapter 14: Designing Multimedia Arguments 208 Think About Which Media Will Reach Your Audience 208 Know When to Use Visual Evidence 209 Think About the Argument an Image Makes 210 Design Arguments for Print 211 Design Multimedia Arguments 212   Chapter 15: Presenting Arguments 214 Plan a Presentation 214 Design Visuals for a Presentation 216 Deliver an Effective Presentation 218   Part 5 Researching Arguments 221   Chapter 16: Planning Research 222 Analyze the Research Task 222 Find a Subject 223 Ask a Research Question 224 Gather Information About the Subject 224 Draft a Working Thesis 227   Chapter 17: Finding Sources 228 Develop Strategies for Finding Sources 228 Find Sources in Databases 229 Common Databases 230 Find Sources on the Web 232 Know the Limitations of Wikipedia 235 Find Multimedia Sources 236 Find Print Sources 237   Chapter 18: Evaluating and Recording Sources 239 Determine the Relevance of Sources 239 Determine the Quality of Sources 240 Evaluate Database and Print Sources 242 Checklist for Evaluating Database and Print Sources 242 Evaluate Web Sources 243 Checklist for Evaluating Web Sources 244 Keep Track of Sources 245   Chapter 19: Writing the Research Project 248 Review Your Goals and Plan Your Organization 248 Avoid Plagiarism 249 Plagiarism in College Writing 251 Avoid Plagiarism When Quoting Sources 252 Avoid Plagiarism When Summarizing and Paraphrasing 254 Decide When to Quote and When to Paraphrase 256 Write a Draft 258   Chapter 20: Documenting Sources in MLA Style 260 Elements of MLA Documentation 260 MLA In-Text Citations 265 MLA Works-Cited List: Books 268 MLA Works-Cited List: Periodicals 271 MLA Works-Cited List: Library Database Sources 273 MLA Works-Cited List: Online Sources 274 MLA Works-Cited List: Other Sources 276 Sample MLA Paper 277 Brian Witkowski, Need a Cure for Tribe Fever? How about a Dip in the Lake? 277   Chapter 21: Documenting Sources in APA Style 284 Elements of APA Documentation 284 APA In-Text Citations 287 APA References List: Books 289 APA References List: Periodicals 290 APA References List: Library Database Sources 291 APA References List: Online Sources 292 APA References List: Other Sources 292