warrant, 148, 181 An assumption, sometimes unstated, that connects an argument’s claim to the reasons for making the claim.
was. See be, forms of
way, ways, 759
we, us, before nouns, 604. See also first person
weather, whether, 397
Webcasts, 283
Webinars, 273
Web sites. See also digital texts; Internet research
bookmarking, 207
chunking for, 267–68
citing and documenting
Chicago style, 503–9
CSE style, 527
clarity in, 356–58
creating, 287–90
cultural context for, 354–59
designing, 262–71
interactivity of, 286
reading critically, 124–26
sample student writing
fundraising Web page, 347
report, 351
source maps
APA style, 476–77
Chicago style, 510–11
MLA style, 432–33
evaluating, 218–19
Talking the Talk, 208
were. See be, forms of
where, 759
whether . . . or. See correlative conjunctions
whether, weather, 397
which
subject-
vague use, 608
white space, in design, 266
who
subject-
versus that, which, 608
who, whoever, whom, whomever, 539
wikis
design of, 263–65
Talking the Talk, 208
word choice, 374–85
for arguments, 148
concrete words, 175–76
context and, 374–79
denotation, 379–80
doublespeak, 378
euphemisms, 377–78
general and specific words, 380–81
geographic terms, 365
for global communication, 355–56
pompous language, 377
for presentations, 274–76
Quick Help, 375
reviewing for, 73
revising, 85–86
shifts in, 629
specialized vocabulary, 294–95
specific words, 380–81
Talking the Talk, 378
unnecessary words, 660–61
wordiness, 660–64
word order, in sentences
adjectives in, 617–18
auxiliary verbs in, 570
climactic, 679–80
conventional, 561
inverted, 682
for multilingual writers, 570
and subject-
word pictures, 43–44
words, roots of, 390–91
words used as words
italics for, 744
plurals of, 711–12
subject-
working bibliography, 213–14
working thesis. See also thesis
for argument, 164–65
drafting, 47–49
working with others. See collaboration
works cited. See MLA style
world, writing that makes something happen in, 344–52. See also public writing
world, writing to the, 354–59. See also global communication
would
as helping verb, 534
and verb sequence, 584
would of, could of, 753
writing process
choosing a topic, 27
designing texts, 262–71
drafting, 58–62
paragraphs, 94–117
working thesis, 47–49
editing, 87–88
exploring ideas, 40–49
gathering evidence, 50
reflecting, 92
writing projects. See also academic writing
arguments, 160–88
for business, 322–30
collaborative, 298–99
digital texts, 285–90
essay examinations, 331–36
in the humanities, 300–305
in the natural and applied sciences, 315–21
online assignments, 285–90
portfolios, 337–43
presentations, 272–84
public writing, 344–52
research, 250–60
in the social sciences, 306–14
writing situations. See rhetorical situations
writing that makes something happen in the world, 344–52. See also public writing
writing to the world, 354–59. See also digital texts; global communication; Web sites
written tests, 331–36
wrong words, 396–97
Talking the Talk, 395
Top Twenty, 2–3