Dialogues: An Arugment Rhetoric and Reader, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (January 9, 2014) © 2015

  • Gary A. Goshgarian Northeastern University
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Dialogues represents argument not as a battle to be won, but as a process of dialogue and deliberation–the exchange of opinions and ideas–among people with different values and perspectives.

Part One contains succinct instruction on analyzing and developing arguments, including critical reading, source documentation, and analyzing visual arguments. Part Two, updated with many new readings addressing current issues, offers a diverse collection of provocative essays from both the popular and scholarly medium. The lucid, lively, and engaging writing addresses students as writers and thinkers, without overwhelming them with unnecessary jargon or theory.

Part One        Strategies for Reading and Writing Arguments

 

Chapter1          Understanding Persuasion: Thinking Like a Negotiator

Argument  

What Makes an Argument?  

The Uses of Argument  

Debate  

Moving from Debate to Dialogue  

Dialogue  

Deliberation  

Deborah Tannen, “Taking a ‘War of Words’ Too Literally”  

Sample Arguments for Analysis  

Michael Lewis, “The Case Against Tipping”  

* Catherine Rampell, “A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much” 

Exercises    

 

Chapter 2         Reading Arguments: Thinking Like a Critic                                                      

Why Read Critically?  

Preview the Reading  

Skim the Reading  

Sample Argument for Analysis  

Henry Wechsler, “Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped”  

Consider Your Own Experience  

Annotate the Reading  

”Binge Drinking Must Be Stopped”  

Summarize the Reading  

Analyze and Evaluate the Reading  

Argue with the Reading  

Create a Debate and Dialogue Between Two or More Readings  

Sample Argument for Analysis  

Froma Harrop, “Stop Babysitting College Students” (student essay)  

Construct a Debate  

Sample Arguments for Analysis  

Kathryn Stewart and Corina Sole, “Letter to the Editor” from the Washington Post 

James C. Carter, S. J., “Letter to the Editor” from the Times-Picayune  

Deliberate About the Readings  

Look for Logical Fallacies  

Exercises    

 

Chapter 3          Finding Arguments: Thinking Like a Writer                                                      

The Writing Process  

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