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Reading Argumentative Texts

Analytic Tools to Improve Understanding
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This book is an introduction to acquiring and mastering tools you can use to better understand the meaning of nonfiction, argumentative texts. These texts include editorials in newspapers, magazines, and internet websites; articles, essays, and books in various academic fields (history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology); and printed speeches, sermons, and lectures.
James E. Scheuermann received his B.A. (in history) and his Ph.D. (in philosophy) from the University of Chicago. He received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a former high school and college teacher and for more than thirty years has been a practicing lawyer with a major international law firm. He is the author of numerous articles in scholarly philosophy journals, law reviews, and in other legal publications.
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Reading Is Not a Spectator Sport Chapter 3. Why Are You Reading? Chapter 4. Arguments: A Closer Look Chapter 5. Every Person Has a Skeleton, Every Argument Has a Structure Chapter 6. What Does the Skeleton Look Like? Outlines and Summaries Chapter 7. Ambiguity and Nonliteral Uses of Language Chapter 8. Context Imparts Meaning Chapter 9. The ABC's of Logic Chapter 10. Conclusion Appendix A. Frankie Thomas, "Study Latin if you want to talk like a supervillain" Appendix B. Nancy Deutsch, "Ayanna Pressley Is Right: 16-Year-Olds Deserve the Right to Vote" Index About the Author
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