Unit 1 Wording and Phrasing(I)2
1.1 Significance of Learning Wording and Phrasing 2
1.2 Lexical Diversity 3
1.3 Concrete and Specific Language 4
1.4 Signal Words6
Exercises9 Unit 2 Wording and Phrasing(II)12
2.1 Pronoun Clarity12
2.2 Concise Language15
2.3 Consistent Language17
2.4 Syntactic Variety 20
Exercises23 Unit 3 Essay Development(1)29
3.1 Sensory Details29
3.2 Comparison and Contrast 31
3.3 Narration 35
3.4 Thesis Statement 37
Exercises39 Unit 4 Essay Development(II)42
4.1 Supporting Details 42
4.2 Introductions and Conclusions (I) 45
4.3 Introductions and Conclusions (��) 48
4.4 Body Paragraphs 51
Exercises55 Unit 5Rhetoric(1)57
5.1 A Brief Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices57
5.2 Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance59
5.3 Simile 62
5.4 Metaphor 65
Exercises67 Unit 6 Rhetoric(II)69
6.1 Metonymy and Synecdoche 69
6.2 Paradox and Oxymoron 72
6.3 Parallelism and Antithesis74
6.4 Chiasmus 76
Exercises77 Unit 7 Critical Thinking(I)80
7.1 Critical Thinking: The 3Cs Framework 80
7.2 Common Logical Fallacies (I)83
7.3 Common Logical Fallacies (��)85
7.4 How to Certify (I): Evidence 87
Exercises89 Unit 8 Critical Thinking(��)91
8.1 How to Certify (��): Mind Map91
8.2 How to Claim:Logic (I)95
8.3 How to Claim:Logic (��)97
8.4 How to Claim: Logic (��) 100
Exercises102 Part II Topics for Effective Expression
Unit 1Learning104
Text A Learning to Learn104
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 107
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 108
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 109
Interactive Writing110
Text B Academic Motivations Can Change 111
Effective Expression in Practice 113
Critical Thinking in Practice 114 Unit 2 Social Connection115
Text A Weak-Tie Friendships May Mean More than You Think 115
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 118
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 119
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 119
Interactive Writing120
Text B “Sorry, I Was Distracted” 121
Effective Expression in Practice 123
Critical Thinking in Practice 125 Unit 3 Human Traits 126
Text A The Power of Grit 126
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 129
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 131
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 132
Interactive Writing133
Text B Angela Duckworth Responds to a New Critique of Grit 134
Effective Expression in Practice 137
Critical Thinking in Practice 139 Unit 4 Gender Issues140
Text A Man, Weeping 140
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 143
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 145
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension147
Interactive Writing148
Text B Born to Be Different? 149
Effective Expression in Practice 152
Critical Thinking in Practice 154 Unit 5 Celebrities155
Text A The Woman Behind the Wizard 155
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 158
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 163
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 165
Interactive Writing166
Text B Ode to Beethoven 167
Effective Expression in Practice 170
Critical Thinking in Practice173 Unit 6 Business 174
Text A Co-opetition 174
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 177
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 181
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 182
Interactive Writing185
Text B Persuading the Unpersuadable 186
Effective Expression in Practice188
Critical Thinking in Practice 189 Unit 7 Science and Technology190
Text A Reading in a Whole New Way 190
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 193
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 194
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 196
Interactive Writing198
Text B Is Technology Harming Our Children's Health? 199
Effective Expression in Practice 201
Critical Thinking in Practice 201 Unit 8 Environment 203
Text A Three Environmental Issues and Ways to Combat Them 203
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension 206
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension 206
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension 206
Interactive Writing207
Text B The Truth About the Environment 208
Effective Expression in Practice 210
Critical Thinking in Practice 211 References 213