Fresh and timely new readings, debates, and casebooks. 45 of the readings (one third) are new, as are dozens of topics of current interest:
- Andrew Keen argues that bullying has grave consequences, even if it takes place on the Internet. Bill McKibben appeals to our morality as a major reason to address climate change; Sunaura Taylor and Alexander Taylor outline the problematic thinking behind the so-called “new meat movement.”
- Five new debates tackle some of today’s most controversial issues, including the gender-pay gap, the genetic modification of human beings, airport racial profiling, student-faculty relationships, and single-sex classrooms
- Three new casebooks on going “green,” reproductive rights, and the call to public service examine complex socials issues from a range of dynamic perspectives.
Expanded and up-to-date coverage of research. Chapter 7, “Using Sources,” features new annotated images of database and Web pages that show students where to find the information they need to confidently evaluate and cite electronic sources. In addition, a new section on synthesis demonstrates important strategies students will need to inject their own voices into their papers in conversation with the sources they use.
More help for writers. Spanning such topics as definition, cartoon analysis, making transitions, and visualizing pros and cons, seven Idea Prompts in the rhetoric portion of the text guide students through different strategies for constructing academic arguments.
More coverage of oral presentations. Chapter 14, “A Debater’s View: Individual Oral Presentation and Debate,” has been expanded to include more guidance for students preparing oral arguments, including a brand new checklist for preparing and critiquing oral presentations.