
Kelly Coryell, All Words Matter: The Manipulation behind “All Lives Matter” Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness SEVENTEEN “THE DATA SUGGEST”: Writing in the SciencesĮIGHTEEN “ANALYZE THIS”: Writing in the Social Sciences SIXTEEN “ON CLOSER EXAMINATION”: Entering Conversations about Literature THIRTEEN DON’T MAKE THEM SCROLL UP: Entering Online ConversationsįOURTEEN WHAT’S MOTIVATING THIS WRITER?: Reading for the ConversationįIFTEEN “BUT AS SEVERAL SOURCES SUGGEST”: Research as Conversation TWELVE “I TAKE YOUR POINT”: Entering Class Discussions TEN “BUT DON’T GET ME WRONG”: The Art of MetacommentaryĮLEVEN “WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY IS”: Revising Substantially NINE “YOU MEAN I CAN JUST SAY IT THAT WAY?”: Academic Writing Doesn’t Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice SEVEN “SO WHAT? WHO CARES”: Saying Why It MattersĮIGHT “AS A RESULT”: Connecting the Parts SIX “SKEPTICS MAY OBJECT”: Planting a Naysayer in Your Text THREE “AS HE HIMSELF PUTS IT”: The Art of QuotingįOUR “YES / NO / OK, BUT”: Three Ways to RespondįIVE “AND YET”: Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say TWO “HER POINT IS”: The Art of Summarizing ONE “THEY SAY”: Starting with What Others Are Saying PREFACE: Demystifying Academic Conversation
