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Pushing Observations to Conclusions: Selecting an Interpretive Context

Making the Interpretation Plausible

Arriving At an Interpretive Conclusion: Making Choices

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CHAPTER 7 Making Common Topics More Analytical

Summary

Strategies for Making Summaries More Analytical

Personal Response: The Reaction Paper

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