Toulmin Model of Argumentation

In the Toulmin Arguemtn, the Warrant is...

• Your main evidence

• Your argument

• The underlying principal that supports your argument.

• The specific evidence that supports your thesis

In the Toulmin Argument, the Backing is...

• Your main evidence

• Your argument

• The underlying principal that supports your argument.

• The specific evidence that supports your thesis

The model of argument that involves two triads to link the speaker/writer to the audience.

• Rogerian

• Aristotelian

• Toulmin

In the Toulmin Argument, the Reasons are...

• Your main evidence

• Your argument

• The underlying principal that supports your argument.

• The specific evidence that supports your thesis

In the Toulmin Argument, a condition of rebuttal is...

• A way to decide when you can rebutt

• The layout of the concession paragraph

• The format of a a debate

• A potential objection to the argument

Which of the following is the explanation of the relevance or validity of the warrant?  In other words, what "supports" the warrant?

• claim

• backing

• reservation

• grounds

What are the three parts of the Toulmin Model?

• Claim, Evidence, Warrant

• Warrant, Evidence, Car

• Argument, Claim, Warrant

Connects the claim and evidence

Which component of the Toulmin Model serves as the main point or assertion that the argument is trying to prove?

• Claim

• Warrant

• Backing

• Rebuttal

In the Toulmin Model, what term is used for the evidence or reasons that support the claim?

• Grounds

• Warrant

• Backing

• Qualifier