1. What is the Toulmin method of argumentation? Claim – Data - Warrant
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Stephen Toulmin, who developed model for substantiating claims made by writers (2003). Toulmin begins from the position that the goal of every argument is to establish a claim and then support the claim through data, warrants and qualifiers. You need to be able to analyze the plausibility of the claim. When a teacher tells you that you need more support, he or she is suggested that you need more data. The sociology teacher can advise you on your paper of the causes of child abuse to qualify your conclusion. Your AP teacher can remind you to anticipate possible rebuttals to your argument about the war in Vietnam.
With this formula, claim seems not merely an assertion but rather the logical conclusion that must e reached after testing evidence that supports a belief. Because such an approach helps students understand the elements of an argument, it is therefore a valuable pedagogical technique, since greater understanding among our students is a desirable quality. You will notice the Toulmin model at work in that last sentence.