| Edition |
Third Edition. |
| Description |
xxviii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 20 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 cares?" : 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 always mean setting aside your own voice ; "Bur don't get me wrong" : the art of metacommentary ; "He says ['says' lined out] contends" : using the templates to revise -- Pt. 4: In specific academic contexts. "I take your point" : entering class discussions ; "IMHO" : is digital communication good or bad--or both? ; "What's motivating this writer?" : reading for the conversation ; "On closer examination" : entering conversations about literature ; "The data suggest" : writing in the sciences ; "Analyze this": writing in the social sciences. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks, manuals, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Subject |
English language -- Rhetoric.
(OCoLC)fst00911581
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Persuasion (Rhetoric) (OCoLC)fst01058895
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Report writing. (OCoLC)fst01094836
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| Added Author |
Birkenstein, Cathy.
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Burke, Jim, 1961-
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| ISBN |
9780393935851 (hardcover) |
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039393585X (hardcover) |
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