Writing Analytically, 6th Edition - Rosenwasser, David & Stephen, Jill [3]
Strategies for Making Personal Responses More Analytical
Agree/Disagree
Comparison/Contrast
Strategies for Making Comparison/Contrast More Analytical
Definition
Strategies for Making Definition More Analytical
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UNIT II WRITING ANALYTICAL PAPERS: HOW TO USE EVIDENCE, EVOLVE CLAIMS, AND CONVERSE WITH SOURCES
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CHAPTER 8 Reasoning from Evidence to Claims
A. Linking Evidence and Claims
The Function of Evidence
“Because I Say So”: Unsubstantiated Claims
Distinguishing Evidence from Claims
Try This 8.1: Distinguishing Evidence from Claims
Giving Evidence a Point: Making Details Speak
How to Make Details Speak: A Brief Example
B. Kinds of Evidence: What Counts?
Questions of Relevance and Methodology: A Political Science Professor Speaks
Voices From Across the Curriculum
More Than Just the Facts
Statistical Evidence
Interpreting the Numbers: A Psychology Professor Speaks
Voices From Across the Curriculum
Experimental Evidence
Using Authorities as Evidence
Anecdotal Evidence
Try This 8.2: Finding Kinds of Evidence
Case Studies: Two Examples
Textual Evidence
Try This 8.3: Using Textual Evidence
What Do the Facts Really Tell Us?
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CHAPTER 9 Analyzing Arguments
The Rules of Argument: Syllogism and Enthymeme
Toulmin’s Alternative Model of the Syllogism
Rogerian Argument and Practical Reasoning
Two Ways to Improve an Argument: Check for Unstated Assumptions and Qualify Claims
Figurative Logic: Reasoning with Metaphors
Everyday Thinking
A Brief Glossary of Common Logical Fallacies
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CHAPTER 10 Using Evidence to Build a Paper: 10 on 1
Developing a Thesis Is More Than Repeating an Idea
When and How to Use 1 on 10
Stuck in 1 on 10: The Problem of Five-Paragraph Form
Analyzing Evidence in Depth: “10 on 1”
Demonstrating the Representativeness of Your Example
10 on 1 and Disciplinary Conventions
Pan, Track, and Zoom: Using 10 on 1 to Build a Paper
Doing 10 on 1: A Brief Example (Tiananmen Square)
Try This 10.1: Doing 10 on 1 with Newspaper Visuals
Try This 10.2: Doing 10 on 1 with a Reading
Converting 1 on 10 into 10 on 1: A Student Paper (Flood Stories)
Revising the Draft Using 10 on 1 and Difference Within Similarity
Try This 10.3: Describing Evidence
Doing 10 on 1: A Student Paper (Good Bye Lenin!)
Try This 10.4: Marking Claims, Evidence, and Complications in a Draft
A Template for Organizing Papers Using 10 on 1: an Alternative to Five-Paragraph Form
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CHAPTER 11 Making a Thesis Evolve
Moving from Idea to Thesis Statement: What a Good Thesis Looks Like
Arriving at Thesis Statements: When and Where
Strong vs. Weak Thesis Statements
Finding the Tension in Good Thesis Statements
Try This 11.1: Spotting the Tension in Good Thesis Statements
A Note on the Syntax of Good Thesis Statements
The Reciprocal Relationship between Thesis and Evidence: The Thesis as Lens
Making a Thesis Evolve: A Brief Example
Try This 11.2: Qualifying Overstated Claims
The Evolving Thesis as Hypothesis and Conclusion in the Natural and Social Sciences
The Hypothesis in the Natural and Social Sciences: Four Professors Speak
Voices From Across the Curriculum
Six Steps for Making a Thesis Evolve
Evolving a Thesis in an Exploratory Draft: The Example of Las Meninas 237
Description to Analysis: The Exploratory Draft
Starting a Revision by Looking Again at the Details: The Method
Applying the Six Steps to Las Meninas 241
Knowing When to Stop: How Much Revising Is Enough?
Evolving a Thesis in a Later-Stage Draft: The Example of Educating Rita 245
Try This 11.3: Tracking a Thesis
The Evolving Thesis in Outline Form: Superman
Locating the Evolving Thesis in the Final Draft
Recognizing and Relocating Your Thesis: A History Professor Speaks
Voices From Across the Curriculum
Try This 11.4: Moving from Observations to a Thesis: Mall Cuisine
Mall Cuisine Goes International
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CHAPTER 12 Recognizing and Fixing Weak Thesis Statements