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March 14, 2018

The OWL, Logical Fallacies, and Social Media Arguments

by Michael Winters Arguing with someone online, particularly strangers, is often a fruitless endeavor that usually leads to annoyance and deeper hatred for the opinion of the people on the other side. This occurs...

Level 4 pages

November 23, 2016

Evaluating an Argument

Individual pages

August 29, 2016

Argument & Critical Thinking

Argument & Critical Thinking also provides students with a scaffolded, step-by-step approach to writing, but the focus in this area is on creating strong, argumentative projects with convincing support free from errors in logic....

Level 3 pages

March 13, 2016

Types of Argument Activity

This interaction will give you a chance to practice what you have learned about the different types of argument and when it might be most appropriate to use one type over another. Read the...

Level 3 pages

March 13, 2016

Argumentative Thesis Activity

After completing this activity, you may download or print a completion report that summarizes your results. To save a PDF copy of the report, click below and follow instructions for your browser.

Level 3 pages

March 13, 2016

Argument & Audience Activity

After completing this activity, you may download or print a completion report that summarizes your results. To save a PDF copy of the report, click below and follow instructions for your browser.

Level 2 pages

March 10, 2016

Argument Analysis

Sometimes, the best way to learn how to write a good argument is to start by analyzing other arguments. When you do this, you get to see what works, what doesn’t, what strategies another...

Level 2 pages

March 10, 2016

Argument & Digital Writing

So, by now, you must feel like you’re becoming an expert in all of this argument stuff, even though there is a lot take in. However, before you conclude any lessons in writing good...

Level 3 pages

March 10, 2016

Argumentative Presentations

All good presentations have a clear purpose, and an argumentative presentation will have a clear argumentative purpose. Many college students are required to build presentations to present information to an audience, and your writing class...

Level 3 pages

March 10, 2016

Argument & the Web

Fortunately, there are plenty of free sites out there that offer free web space and easy-to-use programs. In fact, you can have your very own web page with just a little pointing and clicking....

Section	Topic	Page
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	“Why Don’t We Have Both?” Using the OWL’s APA and MLA Citation Materials
Writing	Logical Fallacies	Ad Hominem Fallacy
Reading	What to Do After Reading	Analyzing
Reading	Annotating	Annotating a Journal Article
Reading	Annotating	Annotating an Essay or Book
Writing	Using Evidence	Annotating Sources
Writing	APA Style	APA Sample Papers
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argument & Audience
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argument & Critical Thinking
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argument & Digital Writing
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argument Analysis
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argument in College Writing
Writing	Rhetorical Styles	Argumentative Essay
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argumentative Purposes
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Argumentative Thesis
Writing	Organizing Your Argument	Aristotelian Argument
Writing	Evaluating Sources	Authorship & Authority
Writing	Argumentative Purposes	Causal Argument
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Compare and Contrast Essay: Beyond Similarities and Differences
Writing	Introductions & Conclusions	Conclusions
Reading	Analyzing	Creating a Concept Map
Writing	Argumentative Purposes	Definition Argument
Writing	Rhetorical Styles	Definition Essay
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	ESOL and Acceleration: Preparing for Transfer-Level English
Writing	Modes of Persuasion	Ethos
Reading	Analyzing	Evaluating a Website
Reading	Analyzing	Evaluating an Argument
Reading	Analyzing	Evaluating an Author’s Intent
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Excelsior Receives a $200,000 Award from Booth Ferris to Create a Center for Writing Excellence
Reading	Introduction	Explore the Reading Lab
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Finding Topics
Educators	Tips for Using the OWL	Flipped Classroom
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Giving A Hoot About Being Duped
Writing	Logical Fallacies	Guilt by Association Fallacy
Writing	Logical Fallacies	Hasty Generalization Fallacy
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	How to Use the OWL as an OER Primary Text in Different Types of Writing Classes
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Intern’s Corner: Generating a Thesis Sentence and Working Thesis
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Less Is More When Grading Papers
Writing	Research	Literature Reviews
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Logical Fallacies
Writing	Modes of Persuasion	Logos
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Making the Move to New Writing Course Outcomes Using the Excelsior OWL
Writing	MLA Style	MLA Sample Papers
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Modes of Persuasion
Writing	Argumentative Purposes	Narrative Argument
Writing	Research	Note-Taking
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Of ORCs and OWLs: The Online Reading Comprehension Lab Is Born
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Of OWLs and Students: Making the Most of the Excelsior University Online Writing Lab
Educators	Tips for Using the OWL	Online & Hybrid Classrooms
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Organizing Your Argument
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	OWL Success Stories: The OWL makes the transition back into school a little smoother
Writing	Drafting & Integrating	Paraphrasing
Writing	The Writing Process	Parts of a Thesis Statement
Writing	Modes of Persuasion	Pathos
Writing	Revising & Editing Process	Peer Review
Writing	The Writing Process	Prewriting Strategies
Writing	Using Evidence	Primary Sources
Writing	Argumentative Purposes	Proposal Argument
Reading	What to Do Before Reading	Questioning
Educators	Assessment Rubrics	Reading VALUE Rubric
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Replacing Your Writing Textbook
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Revising Your Argument
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Rhetoric and Your Writing: An Introduction
Writing	Organizing Your Argument	Rogerian Argument
Writing	Using Evidence	Secondary Sources
Writing	Logical Fallacies	Slippery Slope Fallacy
Writing	Thesis or Focus	Stating Your Thesis
Writing	Logical Fallacies	Straw Man Fallacy
Reading	What to Do After Reading	Synthesizing
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The Excelsior OWL Hits Record-Breaking Highs!
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The OWL + Student Essay Writing = Improved Critical Thinking
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The OWL, Logical Fallacies, and Social Media Arguments
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The Professor’s Perch: Hungry for a MEAL Plan?
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The Professor’s Perch: Don’t Be Fooled by Logical Fallacies
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	The Professor’s Perch: Quit Facebook and Start Writing Again with Prewriting Strategies
Writing	Evaluating Sources	Timely Sources
Writing	Organizing Your Argument	Toulmin Argument
Educators	Tips for Using the OWL	Traditional Classroom
Writing	Essay Writing	Traditional Essay Structure
Writing	Organizing Your Argument	Types of Argument
Writing	The Research Process	Types of Research Papers
Writing	Argument & Critical Thinking	Using Evidence
Writing	Drafting & Integrating	Using Quotations
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Using/Incorporating the OWL in Different Resources or Classes from an Instructional Designer Perspective
Reading	Online Reading Comprehension Lab	What to Do After Reading
Blog	Excelsior OWL blog article	Write on Nurses!
Writing	Audience Awareness	Writing for Your Audience
Reading	Analyzing	Writing Patterns
Educators	Assessment Rubrics	Written Communication VALUE Rubric

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Evaluating an Argument

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