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| Genre/Form: | Handbooks, manuals, etc |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerald Graff; Cathy Birkenstein |
| ISBN: | 0393924092 9780393924091 |
| OCLC Number: | 63108472 |
| Description: | xviii,181 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface: Demystifying academic conversation -- Introduction: Entering the conversation -- Pt. 1. "They say". "They say": starting with what others are saying ; "Her point is": the art of summarizing ; "As he himself puts it": the art of quoting -- Pt. 2. "I say". "Yes/no/okay, but": three ways to respond ; "And yet": distinguishing what you say from what they say ' "Skeptics may object": planting a naysayer in your text ; "So what? Who care?": saying why it matters -- Pt. 3. Tying it all together. "As a result": connecting the parts ; "Ain't so/Is not": academic writing doesn't mean setting aside your own voice ; "In other words": the art of metacommentary -- Entering class discussions: a brief appendix -- Readings. Don't blame the eater / David Zinczenko ; Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff ; The empire of images in our world of bodies / Susan Bordo. |
| Responsibility: | Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein. |
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Demystifies academic argumentation. I like this book very much!--Patricia Bizzell, College of the Holy Cross
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