Read, Reason, Write An Argument Text and Reader 12th Edition By Dorothy Seyler, Allen Brizee
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Read, Reason, Write: An Argument Text and Reader (12th Edition) by Dorothy Seyler and Allen Brizee is organized into five distinct core sections that teach students how to synthesize critical reading, analytical thinking, rhetorical argument, and academic research. [1, 2]
The primary topics and chapters covered across these five sections include:
Section 1: Critical Reading and Analysis
This section establishes foundational skills in responding to texts, mapping out how to break down external arguments before writing your own. [1]
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- Writers and Their Sources: Understanding rhetorical contexts, reacting to content, and formulating analytic, evaluative, and research-based responses. []
- Responding Critically to Sources: Differentiating between summary and analysis, mastering the art of the critique, and writing effective summaries and response essays.
- Reading and Analyzing Visual Arguments: Deconstructing graphs, advertisements, editorial cartoons, and online media to understand visual persuasion.
Section 2: Understanding Argument
This section introduces students to classical and contemporary rhetorical theory to show how arguments are structured. [1, 2]
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- The Basics of Argument: Defining what an argument is, identifying claims, recognizing target audiences, and understanding the core elements of persuasion.
- Logical Reasoning: Mastering inductive and deductive reasoning, identifying logical fallacies, and avoiding common errors in thinking.
- Rhetorical Strategies: Exploring Aristotelian appeals (logos, ethos, pathos) and Rogerian argument strategies for finding common ground. [1]
- The Toulmin Model: Breaking arguments down into claims, data/evidence, warrants, backing, counterclaims, and rebuttals.
Section 3: Studying Argument Genres
This section moves from theory to practice, exploring the different purposes and formats an argument can take. [1]
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- Definition Arguments: Arguing the specific classification, meaning, or boundaries of a term or concept.
- Causal Arguments: Analyzing cause-and-effect relationships and proving why certain events or behaviors lead to specific outcomes.
- Evaluation Arguments: Establishing clear criteria to judge the value, quality, or effectiveness of a subject.
- Proposal Arguments: Identifying a problem and advocating for a specific, actionable solution. [1]
Section 4: Researched Arguments
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- The Research Process: Finding a topic, narrowing focus, formulating research questions, and finding credible print and digital sources.
- Evaluating Sources: Testing sources for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose (the CRAAP test).
- Using Sources Effectively: Properly integrating quotations, paraphrasing without plagiarizing, and synthesizing multiple points of view.
- Documentation Guides: Comprehensive, easy-to-reference formatting guidelines for both MLA and APA citation styles. [1, 2, 3]
Section 5: The Reader (Thematic Readings)
The final portion of the book acts as an anthology containing 80 contemporary and classic readings designed to prompt critical thinking, classroom debate, and essay prompts. Topics include: [1, 2]
- Politics, government, and civic liberties
- Technology, social media, and privacy
- Education, campus culture, and student debt
- Gender roles, identity, and social equity
- Science, environment, and ethics
- A brief introduction to reading, analyzing, and writing about literature [1]
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