Writing Arguments
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Unit 1: An Introduction to College Writing
Academic Writing
Writing for Others
Being Disconnected
Types of Assignments
Unit 2: An Academic Mindset
Analysis
Common Knowledge
Burden of Proof
Evidence
Writing to Learn
Unit 3: Building a Basic Argument
Primary Claim
Supporting Claim
Background Statements
Elaborations
Concessions
Unit 4: Common Arguments
Arguments of Definition
Claims of Fact
Claims of Value
Claims of Policy
Unit 5: Invention Strategies
Parallel Case
Rebuttal
Synthesis
Treatment
Unit 6: Common Flawed Arguments
Agenticity
Hasty Generalization
False Correlation
Enumeration Error
Arguing from Anecdote
Unit 7: Beyond the First Draft
Stalling Out
Serial Questioning
Revision
Editing
Special: Argumentation and Debate
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