The Argument Handbook

K.J. Peters is Professor of English at Loyola Marymount University. He has 15 years of experience directing first year writing programs and training graduate students, instructors, and professors of many disciplines in composition pedagogy and rhetorical theory.

Introduction
What’s inside: Instructor’s Introduction
Invention, Audience, Authority
Why This Book: Student’s Introduction
Private Thoughts to Public Statements
Invention, Audience, Authority
Part 1: Invention and Research
Ch. 1. Assembling Arguments: an Introduction
Module I-1: Argument Defined
Module I-2: Invention and Research: How Will You Find Ideas and Evidence?
Module I-3: Audience: Who Will Consider Your Argument?
Module I-4: Authority: What Will Persuade Your Audience?
Ch. 2. Planning Your Writing and Research
Module I-5: Why Do I Need A Plan?
Module I-6: Making a Writing and Research Plan
Module I-7: Framing Your Subject
Ch. 3. Looking Within and Around to Invent
Module I-8: Why Take Time to Invent?
Module I-9: Elements of Effective Invention
Module I-10: Invention Strategies
Module I-11: Moving From Invention to Drafting
Ch. 4. Looking to Research to Invent
Module I-12: Why Use Research to Invent?
Module I-13: Using Research to Find and Develop Ideas
Module I-14: Searching Efficiently
Part 2: Types of Argument
Ch. 5. Understanding Argument Forms and Genres
Module T-1: Why Do I Need to Know Forms and Genres?
Module T-2: Using Forms and Genres to Help You Invent an Argument
Module T-3: Using Forms and Genres to Discover Audience Expectations
Module T-4: Using Forms and Genres to Establish Authority
Ch. 6. Using Stasis Questions to Build Arguments
Module T-5: Why Do I Need to Know Stasis Questions?
Module T-6: Primary and Secondary Stasis Questions
Module T-7: Building an Argument Using Stasis Questions
Ch. 7. Persuading
Module T-8: What Audiences Expect of a Persuasive Argument
Module T-9: A Persuasive Genre – Advertisement
Module T-10: A Persuasive Genre – Reflection Paper
Module T-11: A Persuasive Genre – Opinion Piece
Module T-12: Building a Persuasive Argument
Ch. 8. Analyzing Arguments
Module T-13: What Audiences Expect of a Rhetorical Analysis
Module T-14: A Rhetorical Analysis of a Photograph
Module T-15: A Rhetorical Analysis of an Opinion Piece
Module T-16: Building an Effective Rhetorical Analysis
Ch. 9. Stating the Facts
Module T-17: What Audiences Expect in a State-The-Facts Argument
Module T-18: A State-The-Facts Genre – Research Paper
Module T-19: A State-The-Facts Genre – Visual Résumé
Module T-20: A State-The-Facts Genre – News Article
Module T-21: Building a State-The-Facts Argument
Ch. 10. Defining
Module T-22: What Audiences Expect in a Definition Argument
Module T-23: A Definition Genre – Opinion Piece
Module T-24: A Definition Genre – Youtube Commercial
Module T-25: A Definition Genre –Research Paper
Module T-26: Building a Definition Argument
Ch. 11. Narrating
Module T-27: What Audiences Expect in a Narrative Argument
Module T-28: A Narrative Genre – Editorial
Module T-29: A Narrative Genre – Advertisement
Module T-30: A Narrative Genre – Personal Narrative
Module T-31: Building a Narrative Argument
Ch. 12. Analyzing and Evaluating
Module T-32: What Audiences Expect From an Analysis and Evaluation
Module T-33: an Analysis and Evaluation Genre – Blog Entry: Thrill-Ride Review
Module T-34: an Analysis and Evaluation Genre – Online Restaurant Review
Module T-35: an Analysis and Evaluation Genre – Review of a Cultural Event
Module T-36: Building an Analysis and Evaluation Argument
Ch. 13. Determining Cause
Module T-37: What Audiences Expect of a Causal Argument
Module T-38: A Causal Argument Genre – an Editorial
Module T-39: A Causal Argument Genre – A Political Cartoon
Module T-40: A Causal Argument Genre – A Research Paper
Module T-41: Building a Causal Argument
Ch. 14. Proposing a Solution
Module T-42: What Audiences Expect of a Proposal
Module T-43: A Proposal Genre – Advocacy Speech
Module T-44: A Proposal Genre –Billboard
Module T-45: A Proposal Genre – Position Paper
Module T-46: Building a Proposal
Part 3: Appealing to Your Audience
Ch. 15. Understanding the Audience
Module A-1: Rhetorical Situation Defined
Module A-2: Audience Defined
Module A-3: analyzing an Audience
Module A-4: Using Appeals, Media, and Conventions to influence Your Audience
Module A-5: Common Academic Assignments: What Does Your Audience Expect?
Ch. 16. Understanding the Academic Situation
Module A-6: What You Need to Know About Writing in Universities and Colleges
Module A-7: The Humanities, the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Module A-8: The Fine, Visual, and PerForming Arts
Module A-9: Pre-Professional and Applied Sciences
Module A-10: The Natural Sciences
Ch. 17. Using Classical Rhetoric
Module A-11: Classical Rhetoric and the Writing Process
Module A-12: Arrangement of Argument
Module A-13: Types of Appeals
Module A-14: Building Authority Using Classical Virtues
Ch. 18. Using Contemporary Rhetoric
Module A-16: Toulmin’s Rhetoric Defined
Module A-17: Using Toulmin’s Model to analyze Arguments
Module A-18: Rogerian Rhetoric Defined
Module A-19: A Rogerian Argument: A Persuasive Paper
Module A-20: Reading Your Audience with Rogerian Rhetoric
Part 4: Conducting Research to Build Authoritative Arguments
Ch. 19. Using Databases and Search Engines
Module R-1: Building Authority with Search Engines and Databases
Module R-2: Using Databases and Search Engines
Module R-3: Organizing Your Research
Ch. 20. Evaluating Sources and Documents
Module R-4: Why Do I Need to Evaluate Sources?
Module R-5: How Do I Evaluate Sources?
Module R-6: Evaluating for Relevance
Module R-7: Evaluating for Authority
Module R-8: Evaluating for Honesty
Module R-9: Determining If a Source Is Questionable
Ch. 21. Integrating Research and Avoiding Plagiarism
Module R-10: Defining Plagiarism and Fair Use
Module R-11: Avoiding Plagiarism
Module R-12: integrating Sources Authoritatively
Module R-13: integrating Sources Into an Argument: an Example
Ch. 22. Citing and Documenting Sources
Module R-14: Documentation Styles Express Authority
Module R-15: MLA Style for in-Text Citation
Module R-16: MLA List of Works Cited
Module R-17: APA Style for in-Text Citation
Module R-18: APA List of References
Part 5: Projecting Authority
Ch. 23. Crafting Style, Voice, and Presence
Module P-1: Building Authority with Style
Module P-2: Building Authority with Voice
Module P-3: Building Authoritative Presence
Ch. 24. Checking for Logical Fallacies and Flow
Module P-4: Logical Fallacies Defined
Module P-5: Awkwardness and Flow Defined
Ch. 25. Using Conventions Persuasively
Module P-8: Using Visuals in Your Argument
Module P-9: Using Design Conventions in Your Argument
Module P-10: Creating Effective Presentations
Module P-11: Proofreading Your Argument