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Fahnestock, Jeanne; Secor, Marie

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ISBN 10: 0072938226 ISBN 13: 9780072938227

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Riassunto

The stasis approach pioneered by Fahnestock and Secor distinguishes among four basic questions that arguments are written to answer:

What is it? (Definition arguments)
How did it get that way? (Causal arguments)
Is it good or bad? (Evaluation arguments)
What should we do about it? (Proposal arguments)

These four questions, now standard in many argument texts, give students a constructive, engaging way to analyze arguments by other writers and to construct their own arguments.

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L'autore

Jeanne Fahnestock is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her Ph.D. from the University of London in 1970. In addition to A Rhetoric of Argument, she has written Figures of Argument: Studies in the Rhetoric of Science (Oxford Univ. Press, 1996) and co-authored (with Marie Secor) Readings in Argument (Random House, 1985). She has also authored 25 articles, book chapters, and reviews appearing in such journals as Nineteenth-Century Fiction, College Composition and Communication, and Victorian Studies. Her teaching awards include the College of Arts and Humanities Teaching Award (student nominated) 1991 and the Outstanding Educator Award (1994).

Contenuti

Part One: Reading and Writing Arguments

1 An Introduction to the Study of Argument

In the Media: "We Encourage You to Vote Today," The Indianapolis Star

Expanding Your Definition of Argument

Contexts for Argument

The Rhetorical Situation

2: Building the Case: Logos

In the Media: An Ad for Purina One Beef Jerky Strips

The Materials of Argument

Building the Logos

Writing Your Argument: Building an Argument from Claim-Reason Pairs

Building Arguments with Other Positions in Mind

Writing Your Argument: Taking Account of Other Positions

The Building Blocks of Arguments: Values and Facts

Visual Rhetoric: Arguing with Images

Robert Samuelson, "The Specter of Global Aging" (Article with photo)

For You to Analyze:Advertisement for Kleenex Cold Care Tissues

Barry R. McCaffrey, "Don’t Legalize Those Drugs"

3 Establishing Credibility and Appealing to Emotion: Ethos and Pathos

In the Media: "While the Children Sleep," A.M. Rosenthal

Ethos

Pathos

Ethos and Pathos Combine in Identification

Establishing Ethos in Writing

Writing Your Argument: Establishing Your Ethos

Evoking Pathos in Argument

Writing Your Argument: Evoking Pathos

Fallacies

Visual Rhetoric: Emotion in Images

Jack Ohman, "Twin Towers" (Political cartoon)

For You to Analyze:Audrey Rock-Richardson, "Pay Your Own Way! (Then Thank Mom)"

Leonard Pitts, "A Letter to the Terrorists"

4: Generating the Argument: Questions and Claims

In the Media: "Drug Tests Backed for Broader Pool of Students," St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Finding Issues to Argue

Writing Your Argument: Using the Basic Questions to Organize Your Research

Reading for Questions: Kathryn Tolbert, "Japan’s Modern Women Living Single and Loving It"

Josette Shiner, "Crucifix Can Reflect on Good Moral Character of School"

Bonnie Erbe, "It Would Drive Away Students"

5 Expressing Appeals: Language and Voice

In the Media: "Subsidizing Illegal Residents," Ward Connerly

Choosing a Voice

Other Ways of Creating and Appealing to Groups

Visual Rhetoric: Visuals Involve the Viewer

"I Want You for the U.S. Army" (Recruiting poster)

Writing Your Argument: Finding an Effective Stance

For You to Analyze:Shawntelle Santas, "The Face of Welfare"

Patricia J. Williams, "Better Safe . . . ? Diary of a Mad Law Professor"

Part Two: Types of Arguments

6: Definition: What Is It?

In the Media: "Scientists Determine Chimpanzees Have ‘Culture’"

Definition: Arguing about the Nature of Things

Constructing a Definition Argument

Writing Your Own Definition Argument

Visual Rhetoric: Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon (photo)

Comparison

Contrast Assignment

Readings: Jill Henkel, "Cheerleading: A Sport or an Activity?"

Michael Kelley, "One Vet’s Mission to Set the Record Straight"

E. J. Dionne, "The Myth of the Fading Family"

Richard Keller Simon, “Much Ado about Friends: What Pop Culture Offers Literatur

7: Causal Argument: How Did It Get That Way?

In the Media: "Harness Fire? Mother Nature Begs to Differ"

Causal Arguments: Determining Why or How Something Happened

Constructing a Causal Argument

Visual Rhetoric: Cause and Effect for the Eye "Crude Male Death Rate for Lung Cancer in 1950 and Per Capita Consumption of Cigarettes in 1930 in Various Countries" (Line graph) "20-year Lag Time Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" (Line graph)

Writing Your Own Causal Argument

Readings: Hinda Gonchor "Spandex Nation"

David Pitt "Beer Taxes Reduce STD Rates"

James Glanz and Eric Lipton, "Expert Report Disputes U.S. on Trade Center Collapse"

Samuel Casey Carter "Successful Inner City Schools Share Common Traits"

8: Evaluation: Is It Good or Bad?

In the Media: "Why Generation X Is Coming Home to Morality," Stacey Felzenberg

Evaluation: Determining the Value of Something

Constructing a Sound Evaluation

Visual Rhetoric: The Eye of a Dying Whale (Photo)

Writing Your Own Evaluation

Readings: Nicholas D. Kristof, "Harvest the Whales" and Letters to the Editor in Response to "Harvest the Whales"

Des Moines Register Editorial Board, "Leave the Flicks Alone"

Jonathan V. Last, "The Best"

David Ramsay Steele, "Yes, Gambling Is Productive and Rational"

9: Proposals: What Should We Do about It?

In the Media: "Hollywood Simply Can No Longer Abdicate Its Responsibility to Kids"

Proposals: Arguing for Action

Constructing a Full Proposal

Visual Rhetoric: Before and After: The Visual Proposal

Advertisement for Allegra-D (Advertisement)

Writing Your Own Proposal

Readings: Michael Novak, "With Liberty and Prayer for All"

Emily Lesk, "My 60-Second Protest from the Hallway"

John Solomon, "Vote, or Else"

Leon Botstein, "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood"

Part Three: Researching Arguments

10: Finding Sources to Support Your Claim

11: Using Sources to Support Your Claim

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0072938226
• ISBN 13: 9780072938227
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 464