Toulmin Argument

What level of confidence do you have that you will score well on this quiz?

• very little

• some

• medium

• high

• very high

Match the following definition with its term: The explanations that connect the parts of an argument. Answers the question, "Why does your evidence support the claim?"

• Warrant

• Claim

• Ground

• Conditions of Rebuttal

• Modal Qualifier

Match the following definition with its term: Also called evidence, data, the “facts,” support, or reasoning of the

argument. These answer the question, “What’s your proof?”

• Warrant

• Claim

• Ground

• Conditions of Rebuttal

• Modal Qualifier

Match the following definition with its term: The conclusions or the positions. A basic argument consists of a ________ and stated reason.

• Warrant

• Claim

• Ground

• Conditions of Rebuttal

• Modal Qualifier

Match the following definition with its term: Expression of the writer’s certainty (or limits thereof). This answers the question, “Just how sure are you?”

• Warrant

• Claim

• Ground

• Conditions of Rebuttal

• Modal Qualifier

Match the following definition with its term: Arguments against or limiting the scope of the claim. These answer the question, “In what situations is your claim not true?”

• Warrant

• Claim

• Ground

• Conditions of Rebuttal

• Modal Qualifier

BACKING is the additional ________s in support of the warrant. These depend heavily on the context of the ________. Answers the question, "What makes your assumption valid?"

When crafting an argument, if your audience is likely to question your assumptions, you should...

• provide more grounds for your claim

• state your warrant explicitly

• make your modal qualifier more limiting

• prepare a counter argument for an anticipated rebuttal

Use __________ as additional support if readers are likely to doubt the reasoning in your warrant.

• backing

• evidence

• data

• facts

In order to prepare a counter argument, it's always wise to consider under what circumstances your claim might be false, which in the Toulmin model is known as...

• conditions of rebuttal

• modal qualifier

• backing

• warrants