Evaluating An Argument

CAAPS are supported by

• words
• reasoning and evidence
• reasoning
• evidence

When someone makes a claim, we must decide whether their reasoning and evidence is

• relevant or irrelevant
• academic
• spelled correctly
• used with proper citations

Relevant reasoning and evidence will have

• AAA
• PBS

Irrelevant reasoning and evidence will have

• AAA
• PBS

AAA means

• auto insurance
• accurate, adequate, and appropriate
• public broadcast system
• propoganda, bias, 

PBS means

• auto insurance
• accurate, adequate, and appropriate
• public broadcast system
• propoganda, bias, sterotypes

Correct information is

• accurate 
• adequate
• appropriate
• information used to persuade

Enough evidence is

• accurate 
• adequate
• appropriate
• information used to persuade

Fits the circumstance is

• accurate 
• adequate
• appropriate
• information used to persuade

Propaganda is

• accurate 
• favoring/opposing a particular side
• generalizing an entire group
• information used to persuade