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How to Use This Book xvii Table of Contents – Readings (continued) Skills or Rhetorical Modes Showcased “Carnivore Consumption Killing Climate” by Tim Curtiss Cutting meat out of your diet will improve your individual health, but more importantly, it will improve the health of the earth. Some critics might argue that eating just one burger can’t raise the entire Earth’s temperature. The simple answer is, it doesn’t. However, making the conscious decision to eat meat on a day to day basis adds up to a slew of health problems accompanied by a large personal carbon footprint. Argumentation Nay-sayer’s voice Call-to-action Interacting with Sources Thesis (Claim of phenomenon and policy) Evidence (Quote, paraphrase, summarize) Citation 271 Chapter Eight “School Vouchers: Bureaucratizing Inequality” by Shane Abrams Since Besty Devos’ nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education, the discussion surrounding school choice has gained significant momentum. Socioeconomic inequality in this country has produced great discrepancies in the quality of education that young people experience, and it is clear that something must be done. Research Concepts Inquiry-based research Ongoing conversation Proposal 287 “Pirates & Anarchy” by Kathryn Morris Political polarization continues to freeze up the government, rendering them ineffectual. Worse, elected officials appear more concerned with ideology and campaign funding than the plight of the common man, leaving their own constituents’ needs abandoned. Research Concepts Inquiry-based research Ongoing conversation Proposal 298 “A Case of Hysterics” by Hannah Zarnick In modern medicine, however, the treatment and diagnosis of female medical issues continues to be vague and potentially harmful due to lack of knowledge. Does the concept of female hysteria have continuity today? Research Concepts Inquiry-based research Ongoing conversation Proposal 300