Section 1. Critical reading and analysis
Chapter 1. Writers and Their Sources
Chapter 2. Responding Critically to Sources
Section 2. The world of argument
Chapter 3. Understanding the Basics of Argument
Chapter 4. Writing Effective Arguments
Chapter 5. Reading, Analyzing, and Using Visuals and Statistics in Argument
Chapter 6. Learning More about Argument: Induction, Deduction, Analogy, and Logical Fallacies
Section 3. Studying some arguments by genre
Chapter 7. Definition Arguments
Chapter 8. Evaluation Arguments
Chapter 9. The Position Paper: Claims of Values
Chapter 10. Arguments about Cause
Chapter 11. Presenting Proposals: The Problem/Solution Argument
Section 4. The researched and formally documented argument
Chapter 12. Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources
Chapter 13. Writing the Researched Essay
Chapter 14. Formal Documentation: MLA Style, APA Style
Section 5. A Collection of Readings
Chapter 15. The Media: Image and Reality
Chapter 16. Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Role of Social Media
Chapter 17. Race in America
Chapter 18. Gender and Gender Identity
Chapter 19. Laws and Rights: Issues of Gun Safety and Policing
Chapter 20. The Environment: How Do We Address the Climate Crisis?
Appendix. Understanding Literature

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