Choosing & Using Sources A Guide to Academic Research

Table of Contents: “…How to Cite Sources -- 9. Making an Argument -- 10. Writing Tips -- 11. Copyright Basics -- 12. …”
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Let's Get Writing! by Browning, Elizabeth, DeVries, Kirsten, Boylan, Kathy, Kurtz, Jenifer, Burton, Katelyn

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 - Critical Reading -- Chapter 2 - Rhetorical Analysis -- Chapter 3 - Argument -- Chapter 4 - The Writing Process -- Chapter 5 - Rhetorical Modes -- Chapter 6 - Finding and Using Outside Sources -- Chapter 7 - How and Why to Cite -- Chapter 8 - Writing Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence? …”
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Writing and Literature Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication by Bennet, Tanya Long

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 1: Reading Like a Professional -- Chapter 2: Forming a Perspective on the Subject -- Chapter 3: Effective Argument -- Chapter 4: Experiencing the Power of Poetry -- Chapter 5: The Truths of Fiction -- Chapter 6: All the World's a Stage -- Chapter 7: Creative Nonfiction, The Fourth Genre -- Chapter 8: The Literary Analysis Essay -- Chapter 9: The Research Paper…”
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Writing In College From Competence to Excellence by Guptill, Amy

Table of Contents: “…Understanding the Assignment -- Chapter 3: Constructing the Thesis and Argument—From the Ground Up -- Chapter 4: Secondary Sources in Their Natural Habitats -- Chapter 5: Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources -- Chapter 6: Back to Basics: The Perfect Paragraph -- Chapter 7: Intros and Outros -- Chapter 8: Clarity and Concision -- Chapter 9: Getting the Mechanics Right…”
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Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy Between Legitimation and International Abolition / by Bandelli, Daniela

Table of Contents: “…The medical process, the market, the antecedents and the risks -- Sociological perspectives across individual experiences, social structures and representations -- Surrogacy in the United States: the horse is out of the barn -- The Mexican case: the differences between autonomy and radical feminism -- The Italian case: a strong opposition in the name of women's sexual identity and motherhood -- Abolitionist and Regulatory Arguments into perspectives -- Conclusions.…”
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A grammar of Palula by Liljegren, Henrik

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Typological overview -- Chapter 3: Phonology -- Chapter 4: Parts of speech and the lexical profile -- Chapter 5: Nouns -- Chapter 6: Pronouns -- Chapter 7: Adjectives and quantifiers -- Chapter 8: Adverbs and postpositions -- Chapter 9: Verbs -- Chapter 10: Verbal categories -- Chapter 11: Noun phrases and non-verbal agreement -- Chapter 12: Grammatical relations -- Chapter 13: Simple clauses and argument structure -- Chapter 14: Complex constructions -- Chapter 15: Sentence modification…”
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Inferring and Explaining by Johnson, Jeffery L.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Valuing Truth -- Chapter 2: Skepticism -- Chapter 3: The Concept of Knowledge -- Chapter 4: Arguments -- Chapter 5: Inference to the Best Explanation -- Chapter 6: New Data and Experimentation -- Chapter 7: Semmelweis and Childbed Fever -- Chapter 8: Darwin and Common Descent -- Chapter 9: Testimony -- Chapter 10: Textual Interpretation -- Chapter 11: Statistics -- Chapter 12: Correlations and Causes -- Chapter 13: Capital Punishment and the Constitution -- Chapter 14: Evidence, Explanation, and Narrative -- Chapter 15: Explanatory Virtue and Truth…”
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Writing Rhetorically Framing First Year Writing by Fontenot, Kirk, Rodrigue, Shelley, Waller, Wanda M.

Table of Contents: “…About This Book -- Introduction -- Adaptation Statement -- Course Contents and Syllabus -- Major Writing Assignments, Student Worksheets, and Rubrics -- Chapter 1: Invention -- Chapter 2: Arrangement -- Chapter 3: Drafting and Revising -- Chapter 4: Editing and Proofreading -- Chapter 5: Narrative -- Chapter 6: Description -- Chapter 7: Definition -- Chapter 8: Illustration/Example -- Chapter 9: Compare/Contrast -- Chapter 10: Evaluation -- Chapter 11: Cause and Effect -- Chapter 12: Argument -- Chapter 13: Grammar and Mechanics Mini-lessons -- Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility -- Glossary…”
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Writing Guide with Handbook by Robinson, Michelle Bachelor, Jerskey, Maria, Fulwiller, Toby

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 8 Analytical Report: Writing from Facts -- Chapter 9 Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric -- Chapter 10 Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric -- Chapter 11 Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking -- Chapter 12 Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence -- Chapter 13 Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information -- Chapter 14 Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources -- Chapter 15 Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All -- Unit 3 Navigating Rhetoric in Real Life -- Chapter 16 Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read -- Chapter 17 Image Analysis: What You See -- Chapter 18 Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image -- Chapter 19 Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak -- Chapter 20 Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer…”
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A Concise Introduction to Logic by DeLancey, Craig

Table of Contents: “…“If…then….” and “It is not the case that….” -- 3. Good Arguments -- 4. Proofs -- 5. “And” -- 6. Conditional Derivations -- 7. …”
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The Socially Responsible Organization Lessons from COVID / by Mitroff, Ian I.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: The Assault on Reason - The Major Arguments in Defense of not Getting Vaccinated for Covid 19 -- Chapter 2: The Assault on Reason, Part Two - A Deeper Analysis -- Chapter 3: Infrastructure Wars - The Politicization of Everything -- Chapter 4: Regulating Tech Is Only Half the Job -- Chapter 5: The Socially Responsible Organization -- Chapter 6: Dis Versus Mis-Information - Unexpected Insights from Covid19 -- Chapter 7: Compromise Is Key to Our Learning to Live Together - The Resolution of Issues Is Not Possible Without It -- Chapter 8: Coping with a Complex Messy World - Education for the 21st Century and Beyond.…”
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Logical Reasoning by Dowden, Bradley H.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 How to Reason Logically -- Chapter 2 Claims, Issues, and Arguments -- Chapter 3 Writing with the Appropriate Precision -- Chapter 4 How to Evaluate Information and Judge Credibility -- Chapter 5 Obstacles to Better Communication -- Chapter 6 Writing to Convince Others -- Chapter 7 Defending Against Deception -- Chapter 8 Detecting Fallacies -- Chapter 9 Consistency and Inconsistency -- Chapter 10 Deductive Reasoning -- Chapter 11 Logical Form and Sentential Logic -- Chapter 12 Aristotelian Logic and Venn-Euler Diagrams -- Chapter 13 Inductive Reasoning -- Chapter 14 Reasoning about Causes and Their Effects -- Chapter 15 Scientific Reasoning…”
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Anthropological Perspectives on Environmental Communication

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Dancing with Lava: Indigenous Interactions with an Active Volcano in Arizona -- Arsenic Fields: Community Understandings of Risk, Place, and Landscape -- Cultural Transmission in Slovak Mountain Regions: Local Knowledge as Symbolic Argumentation -- Community Voices, Practices, and Memories in Environmental Communication: Iliamna Lake Yup'ik Place Names, Alaska -- Demographic Change and Local Community Sustainability: Heritagization of Land Abandonment Symbols -- Living Stone Bridges: Epistemological Divides in Heritage Environmental Communication -- "The Sea Has No Boundaries": Collaboration and Communication Between Actors in Coastal Planning on the Swedish West Coast -- Power, Conflicts, and Environmental Communication in the Struggles for Water Justice in Rural Chile: Insights from the Epistemologies of the South and the Anthropology of Power -- Commentary. .…”
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Write Here, Right Now An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research by Tucker, Aaron, Chafe, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side -- Chapter 2: Evidence -- Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis -- Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay -- Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs -- Chapter 6: One Last Time Before You Go: The Conclusion and Final Review -- Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument -- Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence -- Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper -- Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and You -- Chapter 11: Editing and Evolving the Thesis and Outline -- Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? …”
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It’s About Them Public Speaking in the 21st Century by Kim, Sara, Marshall, Douglas, Pulliam, June

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today -- Chapter 2: Building Confidence -- Chapter 3: Audience Analysis -- Chapter 4: The Importance of Listening -- Chapter 5: Ethics -- Chapter 6: Researching Your Speech -- Chapter 7: Supporting Ideas and Building Arguments -- Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining -- Chapter 9: Delivery -- Chapter 10: Introductions and Conclusions -- Chapter 11: Language -- Chapter 12: Presentation Aids -- Chapter 13 Informative Speaking -- Chapter 14: Persuasive Speaking -- Chapter 15: Special Occasion Speaking -- Chapter 16: Online Public Speaking -- About the Contributors -- Adaptations -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility…”
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The Great Disruptor Über Trump, die Medien und die Politik der Herabsetzung /

Table of Contents: “…Donald Trumps Rückgriff auf eine Figur des Kalten Krieges -- Die rhetorischen Strategien von @realDonaldTrump und die Verweigerung diskursiver Argumentation -- Affekt, Genuss und das Problem der Mentalisierung. …”
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Stand up, Speak out The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today -- Chapter 2: Ethics Matters: Understanding the Ethics of Public Speaking -- Chapter 3: Speaking Confidently -- Chapter 4: The Importance of Listening -- Chapter 5: Audience Analysis -- Chapter 6: Finding a Purpose and Selecting a Topic -- Chapter 7: Researching Your Speech -- Chapter 8: Supporting Ideas and Building Arguments -- Chapter 9: Introductions Matter: How to Begin a Speech Effectively -- Chapter 10: Creating the Body of a Speech -- Chapter 11: Concluding with Power -- Chapter 12: Outlining -- Chapter 13: The Importance of Language -- Chapter 14: Delivering the Speech -- Chapter 15: Presentation Aids: Design and Usage -- Chapter 16: Informative Speaking -- Chapter 17: Persuasive Speaking -- Chapter 18: Speaking to Entertain…”
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Embedded Controllers Using C and Arduino by Fiore, James M.

Table of Contents: “…Course Introduction -- C Memory Organization -- C Language Basics -- C Language Basics II -- C Storage Types and Scope -- C Arrays and Strings -- C Conditionals and Looping -- C Pointers -- C Look-Up Tables -- C Structures -- C Linked Lists -- C Memory -- C File I/O -- C Command Line Arguments -- Embedded Programming -- Hardware Architecture -- AVR ATmega 328P Overview -- Bits & Pieces: includes and defines -- Bits & Pieces: Digital Input Circuitry -- Bits & Pieces: Digital Input Circuitry -- Bits & Pieces: pinMode -- Bits & Pieces: digitalWrite -- Bits & Pieces: delay -- Bits & Pieces: digitalRead -- Bits & Pieces: Analog Input Circuitry -- Bits & Pieces: analogRead -- Bits & Pieces: analogWrite -- Bits & Pieces: Timer/Counters -- Bits & Pieces: Interrupts…”
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Reading Rhetorical Theory by Hallsby, Atilla

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 2: The "Origins" of Rhetorical Theory -- Chapter 3: Propaganda and the Common Good -- Chapter 4: The Symbol -- Chapter 5: The Sign -- Chapter 6: Rhetoric and Ideology -- Chapter 7: Rhetoric and Argumentation -- Chapter 8: Rhetoric and Narrative -- Chapter 9: Visual Rhetoric -- Chapter 10: The Rhetorical Situation -- Chapter 11: The Settler Situation -- Chapter 12: The Secrecy Situation -- Chapter 14: The Digital Situation -- Assignments and Study Guides -- Short Paper 1: The Encomium -- Short Paper 2: Annotation Assignment -- Short Paper 3: Rhetorical Analysis -- Exam 1 Study Guide: Chapters 1-5 -- Exam 2 Study Guide: Chapters 6-9 -- Exam 3 Study Guide: Chapters 10-14 -- Appendix: Definitions of Rhetoric…”
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x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu by Jorgensen, Ed

Table of Contents: “…1.0 Introduction -- 2.0 Architecture Overview -- 3.0 Data Representation -- 4.0 Program Format -- 5.0 Tool Chain -- 6.0 DDD Debugger -- 7.0 Instruction Set Overview -- 8.0 Addressing Modes -- 9.0 Process Stack -- 10.0 Program Development -- 11.0 Macros -- 12.0 Functions -- 13.0 System Services -- 14.0 Multiple Source Files -- 15.0 Stack Buffer Overflow -- 16.0 Command Line Arguments -- 17.0 Input/Output Buffering -- 18.0 Floating-Point instructions -- 19.0 Parallel Processing -- 20.0 Interrupts -- 21.0 Appendix A - ASCII Table -- 22.0 Appendix B - Instruction Set Summary -- 23.0 Appendix C - System Services -- 24.0 Appendix D - Quiz Question Answers…”
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