From the Book - Sixth edition.
Preface: demystifying academic conversation
Introduction: entering the conversation
"They Say" : "They say": starting with what others are saying
"Her point is": the art of summarizing
"As he himself puts it": the art of quoting
"I say" : "Yes/no/ok, but": three ways to respond
"And yet": distinguishing what you say from what they say
"Skeptics may object": planting a naysayer in your text
"In my experience": using personal stories to energize your argument
"So what? Who cares?": saying why it matters
Tying it all together : "As a result": connecting the parts
"You mean I can just say it that way?": academic writing doesn't mean setting aside your own voice
"But don't get me wrong": the art of metacommentary
"What I really meant to say is": revising substantially
In specific academic contexts : "I take your point": entering class discussions
"What's motivating this writer?: reading for the conversation
"But as several sources suggest": research as conversation
"On closer examination": entering conversations about literature
"The data suggest": writing in the sciences
"Analyze this": writing in the social sciences
"Help me understand...": when your "they say" is a bot
Readings : Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff
Disability in higher education: building access and building futures / Yael Lenga
The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander
All words matter: the manipulation behind "all lives matter" / Kelly Coryell
Left behind: internet access for people behind bars / Joe Garcia
Go ahead: waste time on the internet / Kenneth Goldsmith
"Rise of the machines" is not a likely future / Michael Littman
Roe Butt, Cy Borg, Ann Droid: hint, they're not taking your job / Jason Smith
Appendix: citing what "they say".
