Graff, Gerald. <br/><br/>
They Say / I Say :  The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing / 
Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York ;  W.W. Norton & Co.,  2010. 
 - xxvi, 245 p. :  ill ;  19 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"At the core of this book is the premise that good argumentative writing begins not with an act of assertion but an act of listening, of putting ourselves in the shoes of those who think differently from us. As a result, we advise writers to begin not with what they themselves think about their subject ("I say") but with what other think ("they say"). This practice, we think, adds urgency to writing, helping it to become more authentically motivated. When writing responds to something that has been said or might be said, it thereby performs the meaningful task of supporting, correcting, or complicating that other view." (Preface to the Second edition, p xiii) TABLE OF CONTENTS:<br/> Preface to the second edition<br/> Preface: Demystifying Academic Conversation<br/> Introduction: Entering the Conversation<br/> Part 1. "They Say" <br/>  1 "They Say": Starting with What Others Are Saying<br/>  2 "Her Point Is": The Are of Summarizing<br/>  3 "As He Himself Puts It": The Art of Quoting<br/> Part 2. "I Say"  4 "Yes/No/Okay, But": Three Ways to Respond<br/>  5 "And Yet": Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say  6 "Skeptics May Object": Planting a Naysayer in Your Text<br/>  7 "So What? Who Cares?": Saying Why It Matters<br/> Part 3. Tying It All Together<br/>  8 "As a Result": Connecting the Parts<br/>  9 "Ain't So/Is Not": Academic Writing Doesn't Always Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice<br/>  10 "But Don't Get Me Wrong": The Art of Metacommentary<br/> Part 4. In Specific Academic Settings<br/>  11 "I Take Your Point": Entering Class Discussions<br/>  12 "What's Motivating This Writer?": Reading for the Conversation<br/>  13 "The Data Suggest": Writing in the Sciences<br/>  14 "Analyze This": Writing in the Social Sciences<br/> Readings<br/> Index of Templates<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393933611 (pbk) 039393361X (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009047993 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA9C5000  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015448019  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Persuasion (Rhetoric)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1431  / .G73 2010