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Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: Understanding Arguments 1. Introduction to Argument and Persuasion Why Argue? Why Analyze the Arguments of Others? Argument and Persuasion The Writer and Logic: Appeals to Reason Persuasion by Other Logical Means 2. Reading and Writing Argumentative Essays Reading Arguments Writing Arguments Ready to Go! PART II: CURRENT CONTROVERSIES FROM THREE POINTS OF VIEW 1. Is Big Business Bad for Your Health? Allison McCook, 'Supersize Controversy' Ragini Bhaumik, 'Documenting the Supersize Ego' Thomas Sowell, 'There's No Free Lunch' 2. Standards of Decency on National Television Bernice Bishop, 'The Boob on the Tube' Charles Dragon, 'Cable and Broadcast Are Different Media' Terence Blacker, 'The Breast Has Become Too Big for Its Own Good' 3. A Famous Casualty in the War on Drugs Editor, Rocky Mountain News, 'Given the Times, Radio Host Will Survive This Crisis' Mary Mitchell, 'Limbaugh May Be off Drugs, but He's on His High Horse' Debra J. Saunders, 'Limbaugh's Private War on Drugs' 4. Justice and the Rich Scott Turow, 'Cry No Tears for Martha Stewart' Lisa Nuss, 'Martha's Only Crime: Acting Like a Tough Guy' Sheryl McCarthy, 'Arrogance Cooked Martha's Goose' 5. ARE SUVS BAD SPORTS? Fran Wood, Attacks on SUV Drivers are Driving Me Up the Wall Paul Craig Roberts, Fuel Economy Laws Bite Back Brock Yates, Pecksnifs Cant Stop the SUV 6. SHOULD WE REGULATE CELL PHONES? Paul Mulshine, End the Hands-off Policy on Cell Phone Users Kathleen OBrien, All I Wanted Was to Call the Pizzeria E. J. Dionne, Tough Call on Cell Phones 7. SHOULD WE LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? William Raspberry, Why Fear Same-sex Marriage? Maggie Gallagher, Its the Final Step in Killing Marriage Andrew Sullivan, Committed Couples Would Stabilize Society 8. FREEDOM AND THE INTERNET Duncan Levin, 'G-Men and E-Mail' Maureen Farsan, 'Shouting Fire in a Virtual Theater' Wendy Kaminer, 'Screen Saviors' 9. DOES AMERICA OWE REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY? Manning Marable, An Idea Whose Time Has Come Mona Charen, Reparations Question Wont Go Away Thomas Sowell, Reparations Create Black Victims 10. ANIMAL TESTING Cleveland Amory, The Trials of Animals Ron Kline, A Scientist: I Am The Enemy Meg Greenfield, In Defense of the Animals 11. THE RICH: SAINTS OR SINNERS? Rhonda Burns, Downsizing the Middle Class Paul Craig Roberts, The Poor Have Enslaved The Rich Dan Moran, Kings Ransom 12. HATE CRIMES AND JUSTICE Charley Reese, Hate Crime Laws Are a Bad Idea Helen Dodge, Special Crimes Need Special Laws Samuel Francis, Hate Crime Laws Change the Law 13. TOYS FOR TOTS Yona Zeldis McDonough, Sex and the Single Doll Robert Atwan, A Meditation on Barbie Dolls Sara Bird, The Q Gene 14. EUTHANASIA Derek Humphry, Offering Euthanasia Can Be An Act Of Love Matthew E. Connolly, Euthanasia Is Not The Answer Nancy M. Lederman, :Must They Tinker With The Dying? 15. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT TOBACCO? Sally Chen, Smoking is Bad for Everyone So It Should be Illegal Linda Bowles, Big Brothers Two-Minute Hate Walter E. Williams, The Tyranny of the Majority 16. MODERN MANNERS Miss Manners, Rudeness Can Be Lethal Stephen Chapman, Public Servants Often Behave Like Masters Marianne M. Jennings, Whos Harassing Whom? PART III: SINGLE ESSAYS ON CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS Rich Lowry, 'PETA's War on the World's Dispossessed' Samuel Francis, 'The Real Secret of Speedy Gonzalez' Steve Maccio, 'Crypto Racism in Suburban Real Estate' Yana Zeltser, 'Airport Security Is a PC Joke' Jeff Jacoby, 'Who's White? Who's Hispanic? Who Cares?' Ellen Ullman, Needed: Techies Who Know Shakespeare Chuck D., Free Music Can Free the Artist Mona Charen, Living Together: Test Run for Loneliness Linda Chavez, 'Scientists Keep Crossing the Line on Cloning' Kelly Hartnett, 'When in Doubt, Just Choose C' Walter Williams, Government Is the...
