Writing Guide with Handbook II — Analysis, Argument, and Genres

The second of three courses adapted from the 2021 CC BY edition of Writing Guide with Handbook, contrasting proposals, evaluations, reports, rhetorical and textual analysis, and evidence-based argument.

3 sections · 9 lessons

Course outline

Genre Decisions

  1. Map Genre Evidence Structures
  2. Build a Viable Proposal
  3. Evaluate with Criteria
  4. Turn Facts into Analysis
  5. Repair the Genre Plan

Analysis Moves

  1. Explain Rhetorical Effects
  2. Interpret Textual Choices
  3. Analyze a Campaign Message

Argument Under Pressure

  1. Build Claim Chains
  2. Match Reasoning to Evidence
  3. Let Objections Change the Draft
  4. Stress-Test the Argument

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