ELA argumentation

Toulmin

consists of claim, grounds, and warrant

syllogism

consists of major premise, minor premise, and conclusion

debatable

thesis states a position that at least some people will not agree with

refutation

dealing with opposing arguments

undistributed

covers only some of the items in the class it denotes

skeptical

open to ideas but need to be convinced

facts

statement of truth

minor

premise that is related but a more specific statement

warrant

inference that connects the claims to the grounds

concede

admit that an argument is valid

major

premise that is a general statement

sufficient

evidence that includes facts, opinions, and examples to support claims

evidence

facts and opinions in support of your position

persuasion

attempts to get the audience to adopt a belief or to change

opinions

interpretations of facts

purpose

what you expect your argument to accomplish and how you wish the audience to respond

plagiarism

presenting words or ideas of others as if they were your own

inductive

proceeds from individual observations to a more general conclusion and uses no strict form

relevant

information that relates to your argument

antithesis

statement that asserts the opposite side

grounds

evidence used as support for the claim

argumentation

appeal to reason

common

information easily found in multiple sources

representation

represents the full range of opinions about your subject

claim

main point of the essay