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Argument Writing

Argument Writing. Crime Scene Investigation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYuE0IZQ34. Elements of Argument. A Claim Based on Evidence of some sort A Warrant that explains how the evidence supports the claim Backing supporting the warrants

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Argument Writing

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  1. Argument Writing

  2. Crime Scene Investigation • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYuE0IZQ34

  3. Elements of Argument • A Claim • Based on Evidence of some sort • A Warrant that explains how the evidence supports the claim • Backing supporting the warrants • Qualifications and rebuttals or counter arguments that refute competing claims

  4. Claims • State that something is the case. • Needs to be supported by evidence.

  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qqQ-EQ3vk • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msd5ltrMd3Y • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

  6. Evidence • Data or Information that supports Claim • Without Evidence Claim is an assumption 1)Examine the data 2) Ask Questions based on the Data 3) Reexamine data 4) Try to answer the questions 5) Data that supports our answer= Evidence

  7. Warrants • (Rules) • Why the evidence we produce supports the claim • Common Sense Rules

  8. Backing • Support for Warrants • Support or Justification • Reasons that support the Warrant

  9. Qualifications/ Counter Arguments • Acknowledge the other argument • Words to use: Probably, Very Likely, Almost Certainly… • There are differing claims

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