Table of Contents

About the Book
 

Chapter 1: Reading Arguments
 
Chapter 2: Writing Arguments
 
Chapter 3: Patterns of Argument
 
Chapter 4: Rap Culture: Is It Too Negative?
 
Chapter 5: College Sports: Should We Seek Equal Rights Between the Sexes?
 
Chapter 6: Animal Rights: Should They Compromise Human Needs?
 
Chapter 7: Immigration: Should We Limit It?
 
Chapter 8: Affirmative Actions: What Role Should It Play in Our Lives?
 
Chapter 9: The Death Penalty: Should We Take a Human Life?
 
Chapter 10: The Internet: What Are the Prospects for Cyberspace?
 
Chapter 11: Work, Money, and Class: Who Benefits?
 
Chapter 12: The Media: Do We Control It, or Does It Control Us?
 
Chapter 13: Education: How Do We Teach and Learn?
 
Chapter 14: The Environment: How Can We Preserve It?
 
Chapter 15: Human Rights: Why Does Society Need Them?
 
Chapter 16: Terrorism: How Should We Meet the Challenge?
 
Part IV: Five Classic Arguments
 
Part V: A Casebook of Arguments on Americans' Eating Habits: Are We What We Eat?
 
Part VI: Constructing a Brief Argumentative Research Paper
 

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