The Informed Argument, International Edition

Part I: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENT.
1. The Purposes of Argument.
What is an Argument? Understanding the Purposes of Argument. Arguments to Assert. Arguments to Prevail. Arguments to Inquire. Arguments to Negotiate and Reconcile.
2. The Contexts of Argument.
The Rhetorical Situation. Analyzing Your Audience. Imagining Your Audience. Cultural Context. Understanding Culture. Considering Culture in Argument. Considering Gender. Consider Age. Considering Sexual Orientation. Historical Context.
3. The Media for Argument.
Analyzing Arguments in Print. Reading Arguments Critically in Print Form. Analyzing Arguments in Visual Media. Photographs as Argument. Advertisements as Argument.
Art as Argument. Integrating Visual Elements and Text. Analyzing Arguments in Electronic Media. The Internet. Websites. Online Versions of Print Arguments. Websites as Arguments. Social Media.
4. The Strategies for Argument.
Understanding Ethos: Appeals to Character. Understanding Pathos: Appeals to Emotion.
Understanding Logos: Appeals to Reason. Patterns of Logic. Reasoning Inductively. Reasoning Deductively. The Syllogism. The Enthymeme. Cultural Differences in Logical Arguments. The Toulmin Model of Argumentation. Understanding Claims and Warrants.
Evaluating Claims and Warrants. Appraising Evidence. Facts as Evidence. Personal Experience as Evidence. Authority as Evidence. Values as Evidence. Presenting Evidence in Visual Form. Recognizing Logical Fallacies. Appealing to Pity. Appealing to Prejudice. Appealing to Tradition. Arguing by Analogy. Attacking the Character of Opponents. Attributing False Causes. Attributing Guilt by Association. Begging the Question.
Equivocating. Ignoring the Question. Jumping to Conclusions. Opposing a Straw Man. Presenting a False Dilemma. Reasoning That Does Not Follow ("Non Sequitur"). Sliding Down a Slippery Slope.
Part II: COMPOSING ARGUMENTS.
5. Constructing Arguments.
Managing the Composing Process. Understanding Composing as Inquiry.