Argument

Claim of fact

Assert that smth is true or not true

Claim of value

Argues that smth is good/bad, right/wrong

Claim of policy

Any time you propose a change

Qualifier

Limits the scope of a claim; avoids broad statements

Major premise

A universal truth, a broad, generalised statement, a widely accepted fact

Minor premise

The application to a specific case

Warrants

Unstated assumption the audience must accept

Backing

Additional evidence, credibility, or reasoning used to support the warrant

Rebuttal

Reasoned response that challenges the opposing claim

Types of evidence

Personal experience or observation, testimony, Anecdotes, Analogies, current events, historical info, expert opinion, quantitative evidence

Methods of development

Narration, cause and effect, compare and contrast, definition, description