1. Write Sound and Effective Arguments
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Write Sound and Effective Arguments

2. What Critical Thinking Questions Do Effective Writers Ask?
Who am I, as author?
Who is the intended audience? What do they believe and value?
What is the purpose and what are the circumstances of my communication?
How should my case be developed and be presented?
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3. What Critical Thinking Questions Do Effective Writers Ask?
Think Author
Find Your Voice
Think About Who You Read
Think Audience
What Does the Audience Care About?
Writing for You
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4. What Critical Thinking Questions Do Effective Writers Ask?
Who Is Your Audience?
Same Author and Audience, Different Purpose
Think Purpose and Circumstances
Think Tactics
Clues from Contextual Cues
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5. Rhetorical Situation – The Interactive Combination of Four Elements
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6. Think How to Organize and Develop Your Presentation
Reach Out and Grab Someone
Crafting a Presentation
Good News: Writing is Work
An Arguable Thesis Statement and Solid Research
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7. Think How to Organize and Develop Your Presentation
Map Out the Arguments Pro and Con— Then Outline Your Case
Evaluating the Credibility of Sources
Suggestions for Identifying and Gathering Credible Source Material
Twelve Characteristics of a Trustworthy Source
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8. Think How to Organize and Develop Your Presentation
Prewriting, Writing, and Rewriting
Prewriting
Writing
Rewriting
Two Practical Tips
Outlining
Quality arc
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11. Evaluating Effectiveness
Assure yourself that you have correctly:
Analyzed, interpreted, and addressed each element in the rhetorical situation
As with all writing, attend to the craft and mechanics of writing
Features of Sound and Effective Written Argumentation
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12. Evaluating Effectiveness
A Tool for Evaluating Critical Thinking and Writing
Top Ten Ways to Earn an F on a Writing Assignment
How to Apply the Rubric for Evaluating Written Argumentation
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13. Rubric for Evaluating Written Argumentation
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