Scientific Argumentation

Scientific argumenation's three main components are...

• Reasoning

• Claim

• Research

• Evidence

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A claim is...

• A thought that someone wants to say

• A belief a person has

• A statement that answers a question

• Data

Words never to use in arguing

• I think...

• this proves...

• We believe...

• because the evidence says so

Arguments only have one correct answer

• True

• False

Evidence should be based on...

• all the data collected from an experiment

• opinions you have

• beliefs of the general population

• some data collected from an experiment

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Reasoning

• proves your right

• is based on scientific principles

• is restating the evidence

• connects the evidence to the claim

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