Chapter 3

Analyzing Arguments: From Reading to Writing

Tom Toles, Crazed Rhetoric (cartoon)

•   An online database of cartoons by Tom Toles.

•   A Los Angeles Times article about the Gabrielle Giffords shooting and its possible connection to overly violent political rhetoric.

Amy Domini, Why Investing in Fast Food May Be a Good Thing

•   Amy Domini was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2005.

•   An article addressing Amy Domini’s perspectives on good investment.

Roger Ebert, Star Wars

•   Roger Ebert revisits Star Wars in 1999, adding to his original review and commenting on the film’s special edition.

New York Times Editorial Board, Felons and the Right to Vote

•   A follow-up Times editorial released in 2014 about why felons deserve the right to vote.

•   A Wall Street Journal blog entry about whether felons should have the right to vote after finishing their terms in prison.

Jennifer Oladipo, Why Can’t Environmentalism Be Colorblind?

•   The public discussion page for Jennifer Oladipo’s article.

Fabiola Santiago, In College, These American Citizens Are Not Created Equal

•   Fabiola Santiago’s Web site, which contains both biographical information and information about her writings.

Dana Thomas, Terror’s Purse Strings

•   Letters to the editor of the New York Times about the issue of counterfeit handbags.

Sandra Day O’Connor and Roy Romer, Not by Math Alone

•   Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer outlines his beliefs about the importance of civic education across America.

Malcolm Gladwell, from Outliers

•   Malcolm Gladwell speaks about his Outliers book in an interview on CNN.

•    A Time magazine article about the clever and personal nature of Gladwell’s book.

•   An editorial from the New York Times criticizing the apparent weaknesses of Gladwell’s writing in Outliers.

Polyp, Rat Race (cartoon)

•   An animated version of Polyp’s Rat Race cartoon, produced for Friends of the Earth.

•   An online database of cartoons by Polyp.

Alfred Stieglitz, The Steerage (photo)

•   Some more information about Alfred Stieglitz and the artistic, personal nature of The Steerage.