Line of Reasoning

1. LINE OF REASONING
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE
IN AN ARGUMENT

2. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
REASONS
EVIDENCE
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3. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
WHAT THE AUTHOR
WANTS TO PROVE IS
TRUE, VALUABLE , OR
IMPORTANT TO DO.

4. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
SHOREWOOD
SHOULD OFFER A
CLASS IN MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS.

5. LINE OF REASONING REASONS
THE PARTS OF THE ARGUMENT THAT
EXPLAIN WHY THE CLAIM IS TRUE.
STUDENTS WHO TAKE MIXED MARTIAL
ARTS WOULD BE BETTER ABLE TO DEFEND
THEMSELVES IN THE REAL WORLD.

6. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
FACTS THAT SUPPORT THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
REASON AND THE CLAIM.

7. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
MY COUSIN IS A MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
MASTER WHO WAS ABLE TO REPEL AN
ATTACK ON HER LAST YEAR.

8. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
A STUDY FROM GONZAGA UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PRACTITIONERS ARE 30% LESS
LIKELY TO SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY IN STREET-LEVEL
MUGGINGS THAN NON-MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CITIZENS.

9. CONSIDER
POINTS TO

10. ASSUMPTIONS?
WHAT ARE THE

11. AUDIENCE?
WHO IS THE

12. THE EVIDENCE?
HOW CREDIBLE IS

13. PROVE THE CLAIM?
DOES THE EVIDENCE

14. OPERATING?
WHAT BIAS IS

15. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
REASONS
EVIDENCE
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REASONING ABOUT WHETHER
THE SUN WILL RISE TOMORROW.