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May 2014
Day 1
K. Samford
Housekeeping
Syllabus
Class
expectations
Action Items
The Argument
The Argument consists of the following components:
What
+
Why
(Conclusion)
(Reason + Evidence)
Example:
(what)
The president is right to default on the countrys foreign debt.
+
(why)
Full repayment of debt will destabilize the economy.
(reason)
Debt payments take away from ability to fund domestic needs
such as healthcare and education.
Created by Katherine Samford of the
Language Institute at GA Tech
What is a CASE?
Must contain:
No stated conclusions.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Situation
Questions
Hypothesis
Proof & Action
Alternatives
Created by Katherine Samford of the
Language Institute at GA Tech
An Example of Hypothesis
A protagonist must evaluate an individual she has hired a rising star, but someone who alienates many inside the
firm and cuts some corners in his relentless pursuit of
new business.
Her hypothesis is that the new hire should receive a
high rating despite some of his flaws in performance
To test it, shell have to develop a strong argument,
based on relevant criteria, facts and inferences that
support a positive evaluation but also recognizes poor
performance on other criteria.
What if I am Wrong?!
Be
Have fun!
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