I find the Toulmin method helpful in explaining and breaking down what a good argument looks like. It’s a purely logical method of making a claim based upon opinion but using facts warrants and backing to support the initial claim. I’ve noticed this argument model being used in news channels‚ economic debates‚ and some medical fields. When I applied this to my chosen major of biomedical engineering‚ I noticed that the Toulmin method is used quite often in lower scale research projects. Regarding
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Josh Jones ENG 133-040 Mrs. Wagnon 26 February 2013 Harassing Illegals Legally? In the article‚ "Special Licenses for Immigrants Draw Protests in North Carolina‚" by David Zucchino‚ he tells a story of a fight over driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in North Carolina. The key issue with the license is that it has a pink stripe running across the top of the card‚ and a phrase saying "No Lawful Status‚" as well as a restriction on the back reiterating the same fact. Many people‚ including
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around 30% of the land coverage on Earth; however‚ we are losing enormous pieces of it daily. Not all of the deforestation is deliberate‚ yet there is an abundance of opportunities for people to contribute to the ending of deforestation. Using the Toulmin model for my research paper‚ I will prove the importance of raising awareness for the large-scale destruction of Earth’s forests. Raising awareness
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The Toulmin System in Pulp Fiction Examples of argumentation and debate can be found in many places besides courtrooms and news channels. This paper will discuss a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction where one character‚ Vincent Vega‚ uses the Toulmin system to make an argument against another character‚ Jules Winnfield. First‚ I will give a brief overview of the movie‚ then analyze the aforementioned scene‚ detailing what parts of the dialogue are claims‚ evidence‚ warrants‚ backing and qualifiers
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Toulmin Analysis of "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" The article "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" can be found on the MSN News website. It is written by Erik Lundegaard‚ a movie critic whose opinion can be found regularly on MSNBC‚ in the Minneapolis Star Tribune‚ and in the Seattle Times ("Erik"). The article includes the basic elements of the Toulmin Model and can be analyzed according to the model. In the article‚ Lundegaard claims that the motion picture Crash
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Reflective Statement Goal I: In my essay 1: Toulmin argument‚ my goal was to persuade my audience that my perspective in response to my topic is logical‚ accurate‚ truthful esc. The purpose of my essay was to reveal to students in my academic major what it takes to graduate from Rowan University with a degree in physical therapy which is my major. But it was not only that also I need to make sure that my essay was in MLA formatted and used many different sources to support my views. In my paper I
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include six components. English professor Michaella Thornton‚ St. Louis Community College at Meramec‚ explains the basic components of the Toulmin framework and why Stephen Toulmin’s model is especially helpful in dissecting and analyzing everyday arguments. The three main keys are data (grounds)or as an evidence‚ warrant and claim (Thorton‚ M.( 2014). The Toulmin Model of Argument. Retireved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIHCxpKSTM). Claim- the point or an idea the arguer or author is trying
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The Toulmin Model of Argument (adapted from: http://schoolnet.org.za/twt/09/M9_argumentation.pdf) In his work on logic and argument‚ The Uses of Argument‚ Stephen Toulmin indicates three major‚ necessary parts of an argument‚ along with three additional‚ optional parts. The three major parts are the claim‚ the support‚ and the warrants. Claim: This is the disputable assertion for which a speaker argues. The claim may be directly stated or the claim may be implied. You can find the claim by asking
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The Toulmin method is a method of reasoning that includes a claim‚ ground‚ and a warrant. This method of analysis breaks down the paper into parts in a way that makes the argument more effective overall. The passage‚ “The Locavore Myth‚” goes over the disadvantages of people whose diet consists only of locally produced food. The author goes over several statistics and studies that show the harmful effects of buying from nearby farmers. According to the Toulmin method‚ this argument is very effective
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MEMORANDUM To: DCCCD President and Board of Directors From: Adrieanne McClelon‚ student Date: July 16‚ 2013 Subject: Smoking should be banned on campus Introduction and Recommendation Second hand smoke affects approximately 126 million nonsmoking Americans per year. 72.2% of students‚ age 18-24‚ enrolled in a single campus are not smokers but are at risk of developing lung cancer and other diseases associated with smoking all because of the 24.8% of students who do. Recent studies
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