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Writing Analytically
FIFTH EDITION
David Rosenwasser
Muhlenberg College
Jill Stephen
Muhlenberg College
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Jill Stephen
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UNIT I THE ANALYTICAL FRAME OF MIND: INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL METHODS 1
CHAPTER 1 Analysis: What It Is and What It Does 3
CHAPTER 2 Counterproductive Habits of Mind 17
CHAPTER 3 A Toolkit of Analytical Methods 31
CHAPTER 4 Interpretation: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Do It 49
CHAPTER 5 Analyzing Arguments 73
CHAPTER 6 Topics and Modes of Analysis 93
