YSK: The Toulmin Model of Argumentation **Why YSK**: The…
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YSK: The Toulmin Model of Argumentation
**Why YSK**: The Toulmin model is analytical tool to help you construct and deconstruct solid arguments if you care to.
Imo, the Toulmin model consists of three essential components:
1. **Grounds/Data**: The information that supports the claim
2. **Warrant**: The *sometimes implied* or stated link between the grounds and the claim.
3. **Claim**: The conclusion of the argument, or what exactly is being argued for.
As an example there's the classical Aristotelian syllogism:
* Socrates is a man
* All men are mortal
* Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
Transformed to the Toulmin model, we get:
1. Grounds/Data: Socrates is a man
2. Warrant: All men are Mortal
3. Claim: Socrates is mortal
The Toulmin model also has 3 secondary components (at least, that's how I think of them):
1. **Qualifier**: Modifies the claim
2. **Backing**: Establishes the reliability or relevance of the warrant
3. **Rebuttal**: Acknowledges anticipated exceptions that might invalidate the claim.
So, when constructing an argument, we need the three essential components.
1. Grounds/Data: Cats are adorable.
2. Warrant: I want adorable things.
3. Conclusion: I want a cat.
Irl, I'd say I want a cat because they're adorable. But it's that third bit, the warrant of 'I want adorable things' that connects the grounds to the claim.
But, I might want to add the secondary components to convince my wife.
1. Qualifier: I want an adorable *fully grown* pound kitty.
2. Backing: Adorable things improve the quality of our lives.
3. Rebuttal: Puppies are cute, too, but they're far more rambunctious than fully developed cats.
Altogether, my persuasive pitch for a cat would be:
>I want an fully grown adorable pound kitty because kitties are adorable! And having adorable things around the house just makes life better. I know puppies are also an option in the adorable category, but really, who has time for that? That's why we should go get a cat.
Purdue OWL has an excellent write up on the Toulmin Model https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/historical_perspectives_on_argumentation/toulmin_argument.html if you want to know more. Once you learn to think in terms of claims, warrants, and grounds/data, and pick up on qualifiers, backings, and rebuttals, certain environments were arguments are rampant become easier to navigate.
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**Why YSK**: The Toulmin model is analytical tool to help you construct and deconstruct solid arguments if you care to.
Imo, the Toulmin model consists of three essential components:
1. **Grounds/Data**: The information that supports the claim
2. **Warrant**: The *sometimes implied* or stated link between the grounds and the claim.
3. **Claim**: The conclusion of the argument, or what exactly is being argued for.
As an example there's the classical Aristotelian syllogism:
* Socrates is a man
* All men are mortal
* Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
Transformed to the Toulmin model, we get:
1. Grounds/Data: Socrates is a man
2. Warrant: All men are Mortal
3. Claim: Socrates is mortal
The Toulmin model also has 3 secondary components (at least, that's how I think of them):
1. **Qualifier**: Modifies the claim
2. **Backing**: Establishes the reliability or relevance of the warrant
3. **Rebuttal**: Acknowledges anticipated exceptions that might invalidate the claim.
So, when constructing an argument, we need the three essential components.
1. Grounds/Data: Cats are adorable.
2. Warrant: I want adorable things.
3. Conclusion: I want a cat.
Irl, I'd say I want a cat because they're adorable. But it's that third bit, the warrant of 'I want adorable things' that connects the grounds to the claim.
But, I might want to add the secondary components to convince my wife.
1. Qualifier: I want an adorable *fully grown* pound kitty.
2. Backing: Adorable things improve the quality of our lives.
3. Rebuttal: Puppies are cute, too, but they're far more rambunctious than fully developed cats.
Altogether, my persuasive pitch for a cat would be:
>I want an fully grown adorable pound kitty because kitties are adorable! And having adorable things around the house just makes life better. I know puppies are also an option in the adorable category, but really, who has time for that? That's why we should go get a cat.
Purdue OWL has an excellent write up on the Toulmin Model https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/historical_perspectives_on_argumentation/toulmin_argument.html if you want to know more. Once you learn to think in terms of claims, warrants, and grounds/data, and pick up on qualifiers, backings, and rebuttals, certain environments were arguments are rampant become easier to navigate.
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