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TOULMIN’S MODEL OF ARGUMENTATION

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would you say is your level of understanding about TOULMIN’S MODEL OF ARGUMENTATION?

a)

I feel very confident in understanding the model.

b)

I feel very unconfident about the model.

c)

I'm not sure.

d)

I need more training on the model.

2.

What are the three primary component/elements of the Toulmin model?

a)

rebuttal, backing, grounds

b)

claim, grounds, warrant

c)

backing, grounds, qualifier

d)

none of the above

3.

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Toulmin model?

a)

Qualifier

b)

Rebuttal

c)

Backing

d)

Support

4.

The __________________ in an argument are the evidence and facts that help support the claim.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

Rebuttal

5.

The __________________ is the assumption that links the grounds to the claim.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

Qualifier

6.

The point being made by the author.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

Qualifier

7.

It is the support or explanation provided for the warrant.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

None of the above

8.

In a Toulmin model, you use a(n) _________ to avoid making absolute statements, so you will not be disproven based on unusual cases or situations.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

Qualifier

9.

It is an acknowledgement of another valid view of the situation.

a)

Grounds

b)

Warrant

c)

Claim

d)

Rebuttal

10.

The argument where the truth of the premises provides good reasons to believe that the conclusion is probably true.

a)

Logical Argument

b)

Deductive Argument

c)

Inductive Argument

d)

Analogical Argument

11.

Is a type of thinking that relies upon an analogy.

a)

Toulmin’s Model for Argumentation

b)

Analogical Reasoning

c)

Inductive Argument

d)

Deductive Argument

12.

_____________ is the process of reaching a conclusion based on a pattern of examples.

a)

Conjecture

b)

Inductive Reasoning

c)

Counterexample

d)

Deductive Argument

13.

Toulmin’s Model of Argumentation comprises only three primary elements: Claim, Grounds, and Warrant.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In deductive reasoning we can be 100% sure that the conclusion is true based on the premises.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The simplicity, completeness, and heuristic power are the main reasons that Toulmin’s model is considered a valuable tool for students who had little training in formal logic.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In Inductive Reasoning, there is a degree of probability that the conclusion is true following from the premises. But it could also be false.

a)

True

b)

False