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Anatomy of an Argument
So you have amassed many sources through research. After reading some of them, you have
made up your mind about what you might argue for the Research Argument phase. Forming a
well-written argument is a technique that I suspect you’ve not had experience learning before.
So… here it is.
First, it’s important to know that an argument is based on a claim. We discussed earlier the five
different kinds of claims you can have: proposal, causal, definition, value, and rebuttal. The
trouble is, you can’t just state a claim and expect
people to believe you.
When formatting your argument, use the diagram to the right to help you remember the
structure and order of a strong argument.
ENG 1020 | VanKirk
(Not) Guilty?
Let’s say we have a bit of a mystery on our hands.
As seen in the image on the left, a woman is
accused of murdering a man. Let’s look at the
event.
Using the evidence presented here to support it, let’s create an argument. Feel free to ask me
(Austin) for more information.
4. What might be a backing for one of our warrants? Where might we look?