3) Next, you will be required to write a Toulmin’s model of warranted assent diagram to explain the attempts to persuade the reader. This includes a demonstration of the major claims made in the artifact and the warrant for those claims, as well as the implied justification of the artifact’s claims. This section should be at least two paragraphs and at most four paragraphs long.…
In the philosopher’s view: The Toulmin Model has four parts to an argument: the first is “the claim”, which is your thesis or the purpose of what you are disputing. The second is “the grounds”; which is leaving no uncertainty to the meaning and reasoning of your claim. The third is “the warrant”, which ties the purpose of the claim and the grounds together. Finally “the backing” which is theory of reasoning that may be needed to influence the audience if the warrant is not accepted. The Toulmin method is an outline of how to state your arguments in more of an analytical way. It allows you to break down the argument in different part so we can make a conclusion on how well the different part work together, as well as an effective way to get to the how and the why.…
• Takes into account the sources of the documents and analyzes the authors’ points of…
I completely agree with you when you mentioned how people do not utilize a Toulmin argument as much because a lot of people do not have strong opinions on topics anymore or at least they do not express it. When I was making my response to this prompt and had to find an example of where people use the Toulmin argument format I had some trouble. Your explanation helped to answer my problem.…
There are many difference between the Aristotelian arguments and the Toulmin arguments, like when they are used, what they are used for, and why they were created. Aristotelian arguments are used to try and persuade your audience into taking your position where as Toulmin arguments are used more for everyday arguments that the Aristotelian arguments don’t cover. Now both of these are great ways in getting people to understand what…
essays, and will include practice in developing a distinctive style, the methods of effective reasoning,…
Your working outline will include an introduction and thesis, your main supporting points (including refuting counter-arguments), your major source material and evidence, and some concluding ideas.…
The goal of argumentative writing is to persuade the audience that the presented ideas are valid or more valid than the arguments of an opposing party. The Greek philosopher Aristotle divided the means of persuasion and appeals into three categories: logos, ethos, and pathos. Ethos, otherwise known as the credibility portion of the argument, is a rhetorical concept that utilizes scholarly sources as a way of providing credible sources. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone worth listening to, in other words making yourself as author into an authority on the subject of the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect. Pathos, otherwise known as the emotional portion of the argument, is used to gain the reader’s support by appealing to his or her emotions. We can look at texts ranging from classic essays to contemporary advertisements to see how pathos-- emotional appeal-- are used to persuade. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument. Logos, the factual portion of an argument uses factual evidence, statistics and research as a means of reasoning. This will be the most important technique we will study, and Aristotle's favorite. We'll look at deductive and inductive reasoning, and discuss what constitutes effective and persuasive reasoning to back up your claims. Giving reasons is the heart of argumentation, and cannot be emphasized enough. We'll study the types of support you can use to substantiate your thesis and look at some of the common logical fallacies in order to avoid them in your…
The final stage of an argumentative essay employs the same critical analysis that was applied to the thinking of others to assess the validity of the current thesis and ensure that the argument is watertight. The argumentative essay will conclude by attempting to anticipate and address possible objections to the thesis by…
In his essay “Politics and the English Language”, George Orwell argues that the English language is in dire need of change. To defend this stance, Orwell uses Logos as his writing style. Along with using facts and historical events to defend his claim, Orwell also structures his paper following the Toulmin Method. By using this method, Orwell can defend his claim while still refuting opposing arguements. Orwell began his paper with a clear introduction which made his view clear.…
Most no all arguments can be categorized according to one of the five types of claims. Each kind of argument can be identified by one of these claims. These claims are fact, definition, cause, value, and policy. Each claim is set for one argument, well one kind of argument. In this paper I will be giving small examples of what each claim means and how it is used.…
Thus far in the course, we have explored the ways in which we read and analyze an argumentative text critically. Critical analysis of a text requires us to look for what the author claims (the main idea/thesis) and to closely examine how the author supports the claim (via subsidiary claims and evidence). It also requires us to examine how the author presents the claims and evidence and how he or she addresses his or her opposing views.…
Once I learned that I had to use the Toulmin method, I realized that I was also going to have more difficulty writing the essay than I expected. This was because I had I had to write a clear essay that poses a stance on an issue while also making sure that the way I did so was proper - in accordance…
Each Argument topic consists of a passage that presents an argument followed by specific task instructions that tell you how to analyze the argument. The wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Also, because there may be multiple versions of some topics with similar or identical wording but with different task instructions, it is very important to read your test topic and its specific task directions carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual test.…
In my procedure of argumentative essay, first I have to plan what I want to write about. Second, I write down the outline of this essay to manage the introduction, the main idea, the supporting details and the conclusion then I have to consider which side of the argument I choose support and also find the evidence that I claim that would encourage the reader to agree with me.…