Claim/Data/Warrant Argument Modeling

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Claim/Data/Warrant Argument Modeling Adapted from Stephen Toulmin

Claims Definition: A claim states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about. A good claim is not obvious.  Why bother proving a point nobody could disagree with? engaging.  Consider your audience's attention span and make interesting claims which point out new ideas: teach the reader something new. not overly vague.  Attacking enormous issues whole leads only to generalizations and vague assertions; refrain from making a book-size claim. logical; it emerges from a reasonable consideration of evidence. (Note: this does not mean that evidence has only one logical interpretation.  Reasonable people often disagree.) debatable.  Claims that are purely factual and claims that are only opinion fail this requirement. constructed in a complex sentence.  Simple sentences rarely comprehend enough complexity to do justice to a well- conceived opinion.

Exercise: Which of the following sentences make(s) a good claim? 1. Teachers are posed with many problems today. 2. Polls show that today more minorities own businesses than ever before. 3. We must strive with every ounce of our national vigor to ensure that America has a bright future and that truth and justice will abide with us forever. 4. Ophelia is my favorite character in Hamlet because she is the most interesting. 5. If we can put humans on the moon, we can find a cure for the common cold. 6. Though they seem mere entertainment, Hollywood movies are actually responsible for reinforcing cultural stereotypes in America.

Data Definition: the evidence which you cite to support your claim.  Like a lawyer presenting evidence to a jury, you must support your claim with facts; an unsupported claim is merely an assertion. Data can include:  Facts or statistics—objectively determined data about your topic. (Note: just what constitutes "objective" may be open to debate.) Expert opinion—the media and scholarly articles/essays are full of learned opinions which you should cite frequently, both to support your argument and to disagree with.  Authors must be quoted and properly cited in your paper. Quotes from the text with a citation (56). “Is that true?” (21). “I hope it’s Othello” (22).

Warrant Definition: the warrant interprets the data and shows how it supports your claim. The warrant explains why the data proves the claim. EX: In trials, lawyers for opposing sides often agree on the data but hotly dispute the warrants. (And a defense attorney's failure to offer strong warrants may result in a warrant for the defendant's arrest.)

Warrant A good warrant will… be a reasonable interpretation of facts. not make illogical interpretive leaps. not assume more than the evidence supports. may consider and respond to possible counter-arguments.

Exercise: Find warrants which will interpret the data to support the claim in the following passages. EXAMPLE Claim: Technology provides many benefits to students, both inside and outside of the classroom. Data: According to a study by Levin and Arafeh, students with access to technology “complete their schoolwork more quickly; their papers and projects are more likely to draw upon up-to-date sources and knowledge; and they are better at juggling their school assignments and extracurricular activities when they use the internet” (ii). Warrant: This research proves that students are able to multitask more effectively when technology is integrated into their daily lives.

Practice 1 Claim: President Clinton should be applauded for his policies on minority- owned businesses. Data: The New York Times reports that more minorities own businesses today than ever before. Warrant:

Practice Response Claim: President Clinton should be applauded for his policies on minority- owned businesses. Data: The New York Times reports that more minorities own businesses today than ever before. Warrant: Clinton’s policies have paved the way for more minorities to own their own businesses in today’s society.

Practice on your own! With 3 different colored highlighters, identify the CLAIMS, the DATA, and the WARRANTS in each of the paragraphs on the handouts (from actual student GP essays!).