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Introduction, Reasons, and Evidence

Introduction, Reasons, and Evidence. About Arguments. Claims should be contestable and arguable. Claims should be supported by reasons. Reasons should be logical and reasonable. Reasons are supported by evidence. Evidence should be credible.

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Introduction, Reasons, and Evidence

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  1. Introduction, Reasons, and Evidence

  2. About Arguments Claims should be contestable and arguable. Claims should be supported by reasons. Reasons should be logical and reasonable. Reasons are supported by evidence. Evidence should be credible. Evidence should be verifiable, and is self-supported.

  3. Introductions Should be neutral Should include a brief historical survey Should include different perspectives Should end with a claim

  4. Class Activity Select a controversial issue Write two paragraphs, one for each perspective Be neutral Following this, make a claim regarding the issue.

  5. Reasons • Reasons support claims. • They are often general statements regarding your claim. • An easy way of discovering your reasons is by stating your claim followed with “because”. • For example: Music during the 50s was more romantic than music now because it used to focus on romance, while now it focuses on sex. • Reasons should be valid and logical, or they can be easily disproven. • Can you think of a claim and two reasons on one of the following topics? • Abortion • The Oscars • Gun Control • Global Warming • Games and Violence • Homosexual couples adopting kids

  6. Activity Come up with four reasons to support your claim.

  7. Evidence • Evidence consists of verifiable data or facts. • Some examples of evidence are: • Documents • Eyewitness Testimony • Studies • Numbers • Statistics • Facts • Expert Commentary • Video • Images • Can you think of one piece of evidence to support the reasons you came up with on the previous slide?

  8. Activity Find two pieces of evidence to support each of your reasons.

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