Chapter 4: Ethical Argument in The Shape of Reason

"Creating a Criminal"

"Bullfighting: A Tradition of Tragedy"

"Pets the New People"

"The Violent Underworld of Dog Fighting"

"The Problem with Rodeo"

"Animal Testing is Morally Wrong"

"Factory Farming: A Moral Issue"

"A Ban on Foie Gras"

Chapter 4: "Yes/No/Okay, But" in They Say, I Say

"All Animals are Equal"

Chapter 5: "And Yet.." and Chapter 6: "Skeptics May Object" in They Say, I Say

"Communication: Its Blocking and Its Facilitation"

Student Samples

"The Depletion of Human Rights in China"

"Global Warming Wiped Out by a Nuclear Reactor"

"NOW is the Time for Universal Healthcare"

Reading for Midterm Exam

Midterm Exam Study Guide

"Warrior Culture" (the essay you need to print, read, and carefully annotate for your midterm exam)