{"product_id":"a-workbook-for-reading-argumentative-texts-9781475864731","title":"A Workbook for Reading Argumentative Texts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Workbook is a collection of exercises and case studies designed to serve as a companion to Reading Argumentative Texts: Analytic Tools to Improve Understanding. The exercises and case studies track each of the chapters of Reading and provide opportunities for students to hone their skills at using the analytic tools presented in Reading, and to acquire additional analytic tools and concepts. These tools are illustrated through the analysis of complete essays from the mass media, speeches, a sermon, and passages from academic works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe approach is flexible and practical and avoids academic jargon and specific theories of argumentation. As is the case with Reading, this Workbook is grounded in two principles. First, that the meaning of an argumentative text is to be found in the statements that constitute the argument itself, in other statements that are more or less directly related to the argument, and in the structure and context of the text. Accordingly, while this bo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Reading Is Not a Spectator Sport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Why Are You Reading?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Arguments: A Closer Look\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Every Person Has a Skeleton, Every Argument Has a Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. What Does the Skeleton Look Like? Outlines and Summaries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Ambiguity and Nonliteral Uses of Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Context Imparts Meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. The ABC’s of Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix I. Answer Key\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix II. Ramya Vijaya, Refugees don’t undermine the US economy—they energize it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix III. William Deresiewicz, The Disadvantages of an Elite Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix IV. Carl J. Asszony, True meaning of July 4 is sacrifice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix V. Martin Luther King, Jr., Antidotes for fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix VI. Trevor Burrus, It’s Time to End Any Level of Federal Marijuana Prohibition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040348766551,"sku":"9781475864731","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475864731.jpg?v=1750946460","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-workbook-for-reading-argumentative-texts-9781475864731","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}