Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Demystifying Academic Conversation

Introduction -- Entering the Conversation

Part 1. "THEY SAY" ONE "They Say" -- Starting with What Others are Saying -- TWO "Her Point Is" -- The Art of Summarizing -- THREE "As He Himself Puts It" -- The Art of Quoting

Part 2. "I SAY" FOUR "Yes / No / Okay, But" -- Three Ways to Respond -- FIVE "And Yet" -- Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say -- SIX "Skeptics May Object" -- Planting a Naysayer in Your Text -- SEVEN "So What? Who Cares?" -- Saying Why It Matters

Part 3. TYING IT ALL TOGETHER EIGHT "As a Result" -- Connecting the Parts -- NINE "You Mean I Can Just Say It That Way?" -- Academic Writing Doesn't Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice -- TEN "But Don't Get Me Wrong" -- The Art of Metacommentary -- ELEVEN "He Contends" -- Using the Templates to Revise

Part 4. IN SPECIFIC ACADEMIC CONTEXTS TWELVE "I Take Your Point" -- Entering Class Discussions -- THIRTEEN "Don't Make Them Scroll Up" -- Entering Online Conversations -- FOURTEEN "What's Motivating This Writer?" -- Reading for the Conversation -- FIFTEEN "On Closer Examination" -- Entering Conversations about Literature -- SIXTEEN "The Data Suggest" -- Writing in the Sciences -- SEVENTEEN "Analyze This" -- Writing in the Social Sciences

READINGS Don't Blame the Eater / David Zinczenko -- Hidden Intellectualism / Gerald Graff -- "Rise of the Machines" Is Not a Likely Future / Michael Littman -- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness / Michelle Alexander -- Everything That Rises Must Converge / Flannery O'Connor

"They Say / I Say teaches students the rhetorical moves found in persuasive writing across all disciplines. The authors focus on the central rhetorical move that gives the book its title: how to begin with what others have said ("they say") in order to set up one's own argument ("I say"). The approach is practical and effective, and the language is engaging and jargon-free." / Publisher's website.

« Ils disent / je dis enseigne aux étudiants les mouvements rhétoriques trouvés dans l’écriture persuasive dans toutes les disciplines. Les auteurs se concentrent sur le mouvement rhétorique central qui donne au livre son titre : comment commencer avec ce que d’autres ont dit ("ils disent") afin de mettre en place son propre argument ("je dis"). L’approche est pratique et efficace, et le langage est engageant et sans jargon. »