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the_toulmin_model.pptxThe toulmin model
A six-part model of presenting and critiquing evidence
The toulmin model
Stephen toulmin created this model to help all of understand the logic of everyday arguments
He presumed that no argument was indisputable
He challenged us to understand the importance of recognizing opposing claims
The toulmin model
Claim
Grounds
Warrant
Backing
Qualifier
rebuttal
The claim
What I want you to believe, accept or do
the policy I want you to adopt
The program that works best
The grounds
The evidence I use to bolster my claim
Can be any of the examples from the writing arguments book (see pages 74-77)
The stronger your evidence, the stronger your claim
The warrant
Sometimes stated, sometimes implicit
the values, beliefs or principles I need you to accept in order for my claim to remain valid
The warrant is NOT evidence
The backing
Supports the warrant
Requires evidence
You’re perhaps moving toward persuasion here
The qualifier
How forceful do you need to be to convince people to move to your side?
Words such as “very likely” or “probably” are allies to you here
The rebuttal
Your recognition that your argument is not perfect
Acknowledgement of other opinions, proposals, etc.
Let’s try it out
Here is my claim: public colleges and universities should be free to all students
public colleges and universities should be free to all students
What are my grounds?
What types of evidence should I consider?
public colleges and universities should be free to all students
Let’s discuss the warrants
For my claim to remain valid, what American beliefs, values, etc. might come into play?
public colleges and universities should be free to all students
We need backing for the warrants
How are you going to support those warrants?
public colleges and universities should be free to all students
What qualifiers are in play?
How much resistance do I expect?
public colleges and universities should be free to all students
In acknowledging the rebuttal, I might say…
A cartoon and the toulmin model
Your third paper (due Aug. 1)
In a 4-6 page paper, you are going to use the toulmin model to again attempt to validate how you answered the “burqa and niqab” question
You do not need to do additional research for this paper
Your third paper (due aug. 1)
you are going to take apart your second paper (which is due next week) and employ the steps of the toulmin model
you are going to make a kind-of appeal to convince your audience that the burqa and niqab should/shouldn’t be banned
Pages 64-70 in your writing arguments book provide you a model to follow; I expect you to structure your paper like this
Your third paper (due aug. 1)
Remember, you’re looking at a roughly 4-6 page paper
I don’t need a title page
I do need a works cited page (using appropriate apa style; this page does Not count toward your 4-6 pages)
Your oral presentation (AUG. 1)
You also will do a roughly 4-minute oral presentation on aug. 1, when you will discuss how your paper properly demonstrates the toulmin model
Your oral presentation (AUG. 1)
To help us follow you, you need to use sayings such as…
‘my claim is…”
“I believe my claim is valid based on these grounds…”
“in America, it is accepted that…” (warrant)
Your oral presentation (AUG. 1)
“we see other examples of this American value when…” (backing)
“I state/believe/assert…” (qualifier)
“the critics will say…” (rebuttal)
Your oral presentation (AUG. 1)
As a reminder, You also will do a roughly 4-minute oral presentation on aug. 1
you will discuss how your paper properly demonstrates the toulmin model
