Pt. 1. Reading the text -- Confronting the text -- Critical reading : worldviews, fallacies, and the common body of knowledge -- Confronting media -- Pt. 2. Reconstructing the text -- Outlining deductive logical argument -- Outlining inductive argument -- Confronting media in reconstruction -- Pt. 3. Responding to the text -- Finding out what you believe -- The con essay -- The pro essay.