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Subtitle: Fourth Edition
Authors: Terri Pantuso; Sarah LeMire; Kathy Anders; and Kalani Pattison
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Title Page, Copyright Notice, and Creative Commons License
OER Acknowledgments and Information for Reuse
1.1 Welcome
Terri Pantuso; Kathy Anders; and Sarah LeMire
2.1 Introduction
Terri Pantuso
2.2 What is The Writing Process?
Sarah M. Lacy; Melanie Gagich; and Terri Pantuso
2.3 Understanding the Writing Assignment: Quick Reference
Robin Jeffrey; Emilie Zickel; Kathy Anders; and Terri Pantuso
2.4 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; Kirk Swenson; and Terri Pantuso
2.5 Prewriting
2.6 Writing Thesis Statements
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; and Kirk Swenson
3.1 Introduction
3.2 What is Rhetoric?
Melanie Gagich and Terri Pantuso
3.3 What is Rhetorical Analysis?
A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing
3.4 What is the Rhetorical Situation?
Robin Jeffrey; Emilie Zickel; Terri Pantuso; Kalani Pattison; and Sarah LeMire
3.5 Classical Rhetoric
Rebecca Jones
3.6 Rhetorical Appeals: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Defined
Melanie Gagich; Emilie Zickel; and Terri Pantuso
3.7 Logical Fallacies
3.8 Rhetorical Modes of Writing
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; Kirk Swenson; Ann Inoshita; Karyl Garland; Kate Sims; Jeanne K. Tsutsui Keuma; Tasha Williams; Susan Wood; Terri Pantuso; and Kalani Pattison
3.9 Bias in Writing
3.10 The Use of “I” in Writing
3.11 Facts and Opinions
3.12 Using Visual Elements to Strengthen Arguments
3.13 Visual Analysis in Composition & Rhetoric and Literature
James Francis Jr.
3.14 Writing a Visual Analysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Features of an Argument
4.3 Failures in Evidence: When “Lots of Quotes” Can’t Save a Paper
Emilie Zickel
4.4 Basic Structure and Content of Argument
Amanda Lloyd; Emilie Zickel; Robin Jeffrey; and Terri Pantuso
4.5 Toulmin: Dissecting the Everyday Argument
Rebecca Jones and Sarah LeMire
4.6 Rogerian Argument
4.7 On the Other Hand: The Role of Antithetical Writing in First Year Composition Courses
Steven D. Krause
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methods of Organizing Your Writing
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; and Terri Pantuso
5.3 Writing Paragraphs
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; Kirk Swenson; Terri Pantuso; and Kalani Pattison
5.4 Drafting
Kathryn Crowther; Lauren Curtright; Nancy Gilbert; Barbara Hall; Tracienne Ravita; Kirk Swenson; Sarah M. Lacy; Melanie Gagich; Terri Pantuso; and Kalani Pattison
5.5 Revising and Editing
6.1 Introduction
Kathy Anders
6.2 Evaluating the Important Voices
Deborah Bernnard; Greg Bobish; Jenna Hecker; Irina Holden; Allison Hosier; Trudi Jacobson; Tor Loney; Daryl Bullis; and Sarah LeMire
6.3 Using Sources in Your Paper
John Lanning; Amanda Lloyd; Robin Jeffrey; Melanie Gagich; Terri Pantuso; Sarah LeMire; and Kalani Pattison
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Developing a Research Question
Emilie Zickel and Terri Pantuso
7.3 Researched Position Paper
7.4 Developing a Research Strategy
7.5 Finding Supporting Information
Deborah Bernnard; Greg Bobish; Jenna Hecker; Irina Holden; Allison Hosier; Trudi Jacobson; Tor Loney; Daryl Bullis; Sarah LeMire; and Terri Pantuso
7.6 Using the Right Sources for Your Project
Emilie Zickel; Robin Jeffrey; Yvonne Bruce; Sarah LeMire; and Terri Pantuso
7.7 Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Emilie Zickel; Melanie Gagich; and Terri Pantuso
7.8 From Annotated Bibliography to Rough Draft: How to Develop your Position
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Managing Information
Deborah Bernnard; Greg Bobish; Jenna Hecker; Irina Holden; Allison Hosier; Trudi Jacobson; Tor Loney; Daryl Bullis; and Kathy Anders
8.3 Ethical Issues and Intellectual Property
Deborah Bernnard; Greg Bobish; Jenna Hecker; Irina Holden; Allison Hosier; Trudi Jacobson; Tor Loney; Daryl Bullis; Yvonne Bruce; and Kathy Anders
8.4 Keeping Track of Your Sources
8.5 Citation Formatting
Sarah LeMire
8.6 APA Format
8.7 MLA Format
Glossary
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