Read, Reason, Write is a rhetoric with readings that helps students develop into better writers of the kinds of papers they are most often required to write — summaries, analyses, reports, and documented papers.

The text presents clear instruction in critical reading and analysis, argument, and research techniques, along with a collection of current and incisive readings appropriate for practicing these techniques.

xNew to this edition SECTION I: CRITICAL READING AND ANALYSIS x CHAPTER 1: WRITERS AND THEIR SOURCES The Writer in a Writing Course The Student Writer's Roles Responses to Sources Abraham Lincoln, 'The Gettysburg Address' xBruce Sterling, 'Learning to Love Obsolescence' Guidelines for Active Reading Exercise: Active Reading xRebecca J. Donatelle and Lorraine G. Davis, 'Child Sexual Abuse' Understanding Your Sources Writing Summaries Sample Longer Summary: Aaron Dalton, 'The Ties That Unbind' Writing Paraphrases Bertrand Russell, From 'A Free Man's Worship' xRobert J. Samuelson, 'Century of Freedom' Acknowledging Sources Informally xWilliam Raspberry, 'The Real Pregnancy Problem' Presenting Direct Quotations: A Guide to Form and Style xBill Gates, 'Beyond Guttenberg' Writing Assignments x CHAPTER 2: RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO SOURCES Traits of the Critical Reader/Thinker Examining the Context Understanding Attitude Recognizing Tone Analyzing Style (and more...)