Exploring Argument Tenses: Past, Present, and Future

What are the three time frames in which you can make arguments?

• Past, Present, Future

• Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

• Morning, Afternoon, Evening

• Past, Present, Past Perfect

What is forensic argumentation concerned with?

• Defining terms

• Predicting future events

• Discussing current truths

• Analyzing past events

Which type of claim exists in the present?

• Claims of policy

• Claims of effect

• Claims of truth value or definition

• Claims of causes

What is an example of a claim of cause?

• The cookie jar is empty

• Stealing cookies is wrong

• Dane stole the cookies because he was hungry

• Everyone was sad because of the theft

Which of the following is a claim of truth value?

• Dane stole the cookies

• Everyone was sad

• Stealing is taking things without permission

• Dane should go to jail

What type of evidence exists in the past?

• Provisional facts

• Hypothetical scenarios

• Anecdotes and narratives

• Future predictions

What are provisional facts?

• Facts that are always true

• Facts that exist in the past

• Predictions about the future

• Facts that exist in the present

Why can't facts exist in the future?

• Because facts are only about the present

• Because the future is unpredictable

• Because the future is already determined

• Because facts are only about the past

Which type of argumentation is most commonly used in social science?

• Forensic argumentation

• Present argumentation

• Provisional argumentation

• Future argumentation

In which subjects do we spend most of our time arguing about the present and future?

• Social science

• Language arts and AP

• History

• Mathematics