Toulmin Model of Argument

The three "essential" components of the model are...

• the claim, backing, and warrants

• the claim, reasons and evidence, and warrants

• the warrants, the counterargument and rebuttal, and backing

• qualifiers, the claim, and reasons and evidence

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The three "optional elements of the Toulmin argument are...

• qualifiers, backing, and the counterargument and rebuttal

• the warrants, backing, and the counterargument and rebuttal

• qualifiers, warrants, and reasons and evidence

• the claim, qualifiers, and reasons and evidence

Warrants can be primarily dividend into two types:

• logical and illogical.

• valuable and invaluable

• logos and pathos

• logical and value

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Which of the following is a formal statement of a logical warrant for the claim that schools should adopt uniforms?

• Student individuality isn't as important as safety.

• If school uniforms increase student safety, then schools should adopt uniforms.

• Students uniforms reduce inequality between students, and inequality is bad.

• Increasing student solidarity is a positive goal.

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Shared value warrants between author and audience constitute...

• a lucky break for the author.

• logical support for the claim.

• common ground.

• a likelihood of complete agreement.

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If an author feels that audiences will not readily accept the underlying logic of his or her reasons or share his or her value warrants, then the author will likely want to create...

• qualifiers.

• a subclaim.

• backing

• a counterargument and refutation

Which word or phrase constitutes a qualifier to the claim: "In some cases, the U.S. government should grant forgiveness for student loans."

• forgiveness for student loans

• the U.S. government

• In some cases

• should

Value warrant best connect to which element of the rhetorical situation?

• The text/genre

• The exigence/occasion

• The purpose

• The context/constraints

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Facts, opinions, images, and examples are all examples of...

• reasons and evidence

• qualifiers

• logical warrants

• claims

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Considering questions like "What are other views on this topic" and "How can I answer other views on this issue" would help one formulate what optional element of the Toulmin Model?

• The claim

• Qualifiers

• Value warrants

• Counterargument and rebuttal