Identifying Reasoning

What is the purpose or function of REASONING in an argument?

• It provides your position and what you intend to prove in your argument.
• It provides facts, statistics, quotes, or examples that prove your argument is correct.
• It provides a restatement of your claim in different words.
• It provides an explanation and a link for each piece of evidence you use in an argument.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

Which of the following is an example of REASONING?

• Deborah is a good parent.
• Deborah is a bad parent.
• She lets her daughter stay out all night.
• Deborah is being irresponsible by not keeping track of her daughter. She is a bad parent because she's not making sure her daughter is safe. 

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

Which of the following is an example of REASONING?

• Deborah is a bad parent.
• Deborah is a good parent.
• Deborah wants her son to speak his mind. She is a good parent because he will grow up learning to stand up for himself.
• She lets her son mouth off to adults in public.

Which of the following is an example of REASONING?

• He tells his daughter shocking and explicit details about his life.
• Jonathan is a terrible father.
• Jonathan is a great father.
• Some details in a parent's life are inappropriate to share with children. Johnathan is a terrible father because he's forcing his kid to grow up too fast.

Which of the following is an example of REASONING?

• Mr. Segovia does not give any homework.
• Mr. Segovia is a terrible teacher.
• Mr. Segovia isn't properly preparing his students for sophomore year, or college. He is a bad teacher because his students won't be able to handle the work next year.
• Mr. Segovia is a great teacher.

Which of the following is an example of REASONING?

• Students should earn extra credit by doing academic work outside of class. She's a terrible teacher because candy isn't helping kids master the skills.
• She gives students extra credit when they bring her chocolate bars like Snickers and Kit Kats.
• Ms. LG is a terrible teacher.
• Ms. LG is a great teacher.

Claim: The Chicago Cubs are the best baseball team in Major League Baseball.
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Evidence: The Chicago Cubs came back from a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 MLB Finals.
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Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• The Cubs are the best team in Major League Baseball because they came back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals this year.
• Winning three games in a row to win a series in baseball is extremely difficult. So, the Cubs have to be the best team because they overcame next to impossible odds.
• The Cubs are the best team in Major League Baseball because they have amazing pitchers. The star of the team Kris Bryant always comes through for the team.

Claim: A father stealing food to feed his hungry baby is a good person.
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Evidence: The father hid two loaves of bread underneath his jacket when he left the grocery store.
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Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• The father is a good person and a bad person because he wants to help his family, but he still shouldn't be stealing because it's illegal.
• It is a father's responsibility to take care of and protect his children. The man is a good person because the baby would starve and die otherwise. 
• He must be a good person because he hid two loaves of bread underneath his jacket when he left the grocery store.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

Claim: Mary is not a brave or courageous woman.
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Evidence: Mary sees a boy in the street, jogs over to him, and carries him to safety, never noticing the truck speeding at them.
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Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• Mary is not a brave or courageous person because she doesn't act like a brave person would act.
• Mary isn't a brave person because she doesn't notice the truck when she grabs the boy and carries him to safety.
• Mary is unaware of the danger that she and the boy are in. She's not a brave woman because she must act consciously to be a hero.  

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

Claim: Schools should not have a later start time for the students.
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Evidence: According to a study done by the University of Minnesota, students have 1.1 hours less a day to do homework when school starts later.
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Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• Less time during the day to do homework means that students will have to stay up later to finish it. Schools shouldn't start later because homework will get pushed back and cause kids to lose sleep anyway.
• Schools shouldn't have a later start time because students have less time during the day to get their homework done, 1.1 hours less to be exact.
• Later start times are a bad idea because parents will have trouble getting their kids to school in the mornings. Parents have jobs that start early, even if schools start late.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B