1 / 6

Defending your argument

Defending your argument. Finding and organizing your evidence. Finding credible sources. Q: What makes a source reliable or scholarly?. Peer-reviewed journals EBSCO Credentials of the author Is s/he an expert in the field? What post-undergraduate degrees do they have?.

baxter
Download Presentation

Defending your argument

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Defending your argument Finding and organizing your evidence

  2. Finding credible sources Q: What makes a source reliable or scholarly? • Peer-reviewed journals • EBSCO • Credentials of the author • Is s/he an expert in the field? • What post-undergraduate degrees do they have?

  3. Types of evidential support • Primary sources (original documents, photographs) • Scholarly books, academic journals (testimony) • If referring to/citing the author, you need to double check their credentials • Statistics from quantifiable studies • Q: What were they attempting to study when gathering the study? What was the pool of participants?

  4. Organizing your evidence (cards) In the context of debates, a card is a paragraph or several paragraphs taken from a credible source to prove a specific argument true. They back up your argument through the use of an authority. Tip: Extend this practice to include any statistics and observations that you’ll use to argue a claim. Organization is a key factor in your debate!

  5. What makes a card The card is comprised of a claim “tag” (1-2 sentences), the citation, and a word-for-word quotation. A good card • Is concise and forceful; • Offers empirical or analytical reason; • Should be an expert in the related field; • Explains why your claim is true (warrant); • Draws from a credible source. In history, it does not have to be recent.

  6. Examples • http://debate-central.ncpa.org/evidence

More Related