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02366aam a2200373 i 4500 001 5BD1FDC8F79311E8BA923B1497128E48 003 SILO 005 20181204010734 008 180821s2018 ncua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018037638 020 $a 1476673667 020 $a 9781476673660 035 $a (OCoLC)1017603836 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YUS $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PE1408 $b .R785 2018 082 00 $a 808.06/88 $2 23 100 1 $a Rubin, Robert Alden, $d 1958- $e author. 245 10 $a Writing for college : $b a no-B.S. guide / $c Robert Alden Rubin. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2018] 300 $a viii, 184 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Negating the notion that there is no such thing as 'bad' writing, this book guides first-year students through the dos and don'ts of composition. Emphasizing the importance of writing in all majors, the author encourages students to find their own voice and to express themselves without jargon or 'academese'"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: be interesting, or "B.S."? -- Who's listening? -- Blinded by science -- Subject and object -- Data -- Specific versus general -- Active voice, active mind -- Rhythm and emphasis -- A jury of your peers -- Who says? and so what? -- Claim, warrant and support -- Writing the analytical paragraph -- Classical argumentation -- "B.S." and how to detect it -- Writing for yourself -- The eScholar and the library -- Quotation and documentation -- The critical lens -- The open house -- Introduction and threshold -- Agent and thesis -- Plan -- Conclusion and takeaway -- A short chapter on titles -- Revision: the second look. 650 0 $a English language $x Rhetoric $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 650 0 $a Report writing $x Study and teaching (Higher) 650 7 $a English language $x Rhetoric. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911581 650 7 $a Report writing $x Study and teaching (Higher) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01094861 655 7 $a Handbooks and manuals. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Handbooks and manuals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423877 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103015844.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5BD1FDC8F79311E8BA923B1497128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search