 |  The Aims of Argument: A Text and Reader, 4/e Timothy Crusius,
Southern Methodist University
Carolyn Channell,
Southern Methodist University
Additional LinksChapter 3: Analyzing Argument
| The Toulmin Project Home Page
(http://www.unl.edu/speech/comm109/Toulmin/)
A University of Nebraska site dedicated to examining the theory of Stephen Toulmin: | | | | Stephen Toulmin
(http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/gallery/rhetoric/figures/toulmin.html)
A short biography of Stephen Toulmin from Georgia Tech. | | | | Overview: The Toulmin Method
(http://writing.colostate.edu/references/reading/toulmin/)
An overview of the Toulmin method of argument from Colorado State University. | | | | Arguments and their Evaluation
(http://www.unco.edu/philosophy/arg.html)
The University of Northern Colorado's site on defining and evaluating an argument. | | | | The Logical Fallacies
(http://www.intrepidsoftware.com/fallacy/toc.htm)
Stephen Downes' guide to logical fallacies, which includes definitions and examples of many well-known and obscure logical fallacies. | | | | The Fallacy Files
(http://gncurtis.home.texas.net/index.html)
A collection of fallacies from philosopher Gary Curtis. |
Chapter 4: Reading and Writing about Visual Arguments
| Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
(http://cagle.slate.msn.com/)
A collection of prominent editorial cartoonists across the nation. | | | | Editorial Cartoons
(http://www.dilbert.com/editoons/)
A new editorial cartoon posted every day. | | | | Public Art Web Links
(http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/lc/slidecol/weblinx.html)
A public art research archive. | | | | National Parks Service
(http://www.nps.gov/nama/)
A site dedicated to the National Mall in Washington, DC, home to some of the most famous public sculpture in the US, including the Vietnam War Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. | | | | Capture the Moment
(http://www.newseum.org/pulitzer/)
Pulitzer Prize winning news photographs collected by the Newseum. | | | | New York Times News Service Photos and Graphics
(http://www.nytimages.com/)
Includes the daily news in images. | | | | NOAA
(http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/)
Free environmental photo downloads from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). | | | | Cities/Buildings Database
(http://www.washington.edu/ark2/)
A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities from across time and across the world. | | | | Charts and Tables
(http://www.bartleby.com/61/chartindex.html)
Useful list of tables from the American Heritage Dictionary. | | | | Free Graphics
(http://www.freegraphics.com/)
Links to free graphics, clip art, fonts, photos, and animations. |
Metasearch engines:
| Ixquick
(http://www.ixquick.com)
| | | | MetaCrawler
(http://www.metacrawler.com)
| | | | Dogpile
(http://www.dogpile.com)
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Chapter 6: Looking for Some Truth: Arguing to Inquire
| Communitarian Dialogue
(http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/immtrans.html)
A sample dialogue on the topic "Immigration after Sept. 11" from the Communitarian Institute at George Washington University. | | | | Rediscovering Civility
(http://www.pbs.org/newshour/gergen/sandel.html)
A sample dialogue broadcast by PBS on democracy. | | | | Opposing Viewpoints
(http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/opposing/)
A site from the University of California-Long Beach dedicated to debate topics and pro/con examinations of current issues. |
Chapter 7: Making Your Case: Arguing to Convince
| How to Write a Thesis Statement
(http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/thesis.html)
From the University of Indiana. | | | | How to Use Evidence
(http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/evidence.html)
From the University of Indiana. | | | | Introductions and Conclusions
(http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/introconc.html)
Site from the Arizona State University Writing Center on writing effective introductions and conclusions. | | | | Analyzing the Context of an Argument
(http://writing.colostate.edu/references/documents/argument/pop3b.cfm)
From Colorado State University. | | | | Revising for Audience
(http://writing.colostate.edu/references/documents/argument/pop4b.cfm)
From Colorado State University. | | | | Revising
(http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/revising.html)
The Texas A&M Writing Center's helpful checklist for revising a paper. |
Chapter 8: Motivating Action: Arguing to Persuade
| Reason
(http://www.powa.org/argument.htm#Reason)
How to use an appeal to reason in argument (with exercises). | | | | Ethics
(http://www.powa.org/argument.htm#Ethics)
How to use an appeal to character in argument (with exercises). | | | | Emotion
(http://www.powa.org/argument.htm#Emotion)
How to use an appeal to emotion in argument (with exercises). | | | | Rhetoric, Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
(http://www.millikin.edu/wcenter/workshop7.html)
Discussion of logos, pathos, and ethos from the Milliken University writing center. Includes an additional sample analysis of King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail". |
Chapter 9: Resolving Conflict: Arguing to Negotiate and Mediate
| Conflict Research Consortium
(http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/#Consortium)
Site for the Conflict Research Consortium from the University of Colorado, a program focused on finding constructive ways of addressing difficult, long-term conflicts. | | | | Association for Conflict Resolution
(http://www.acresolution.org/)
Site for the Association for Conflict Resolution, a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution: |
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