Writing 122- Cora Agatucci
English Composition [Argumentation & Critical Reading-Response]

Methods of Analysis
AofA = WR 122 Course Text
Crusius, Timothy W., and Carolyn E. Channell.  The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader.
3rd ed.  Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2000.

(a) Analyzing Rhetorical Context  - AofA Resources:
(1) MLA Works Cited, In-Text Citation, & Careful Notetaking: 
AofA Ch. 9:  pp. 256-269; & "Credits," pp. 773-776
(2) AofA Ch. 2 “Considering the Rhetorical Context,” pp. 12-13;
(3) Any Header Notes on the specific argument, introductions to the issue in Part Two chapter provided by AofA editors Crusius and Channell;
(4) AofA Ch. 6: "Analyzing...Readers," pp. 108-110
(5) AofA App. B "Keeping a Writer's Notebook," pp. 767-771

(b) Self-Analysis: Prior Knowledge & Biases on the issue - AofA Resources:
(1)
AofA Ch. 2:“Before You Read": “Recalling Prior Knowledge," “Following Through,” pp. 11-12; “Reading Arguments Critically”: #9, p. 20;
(2) AofA Ch. 6: "Analyzing...Readers," pp. 108-110 [Adapt questions to yourself as reader]

(c) Summary: Identifying Thesis Claim & Major Points - AofA Resources:
(1)
Ch. 2: “Reading an Argument”
(2) See also f.  Analyzing Appeals of Logic Resources

(d) Careful Notetaking: In-Text Citation (quotation, paraphrase & summary)
AofA Resources:
MLA Works Cited, In-Text Citation, & Careful Notetaking: 
AofA Ch. 9:  pp. 256-269; & "Credits," pp. 773-776

(e). Analyzing Argument Structure (i.e. author's plan: purposeful arrangement & order of ideas, or case structure): - AofA Resources:
(1)
AofA Ch. 2: “The Second Reading: Analyzing Structure,” pp. 15-17; and 
boxed “Reading Arguments Critically”: #1 through  #8 (p. 20);
(2) AofA Ch. 3: "...The Toulmin Method," pp. 26-31;
(3) AofA Ch. 5:  “The Nature of Convincing: Structure & Strategy”: pp. 70-72
(4) AofA Ch. 6: "Selecting & Ordering Reasons": pp. 90-91; "The Introduction": pp. 95-96; "The Body...": p. 97; "The Conclusion": p. 99

(f) Analyzing Appeals of Logic (Toulmin method): claims, reasons, evidence

AofA Resources:
(1)
Ch. 3, pp. 26-31;
(2)
Ch. 4, pp. 37-41;
(3) Ch. 5, pp. 69-78, 83-94;
(4) Ch. 6: pp. 127, 136-137, & Box: #2 p. 142

(g)   Analyzing Persuasive Appeals of Character (Ethos), Emotion & Values (Pathos), Style & Language - AofA Resources:
AofA Ch. 6 on Appeals of Character (Ethos), Emotion (Pathos) & Values, Style & Language

 

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