Toulmin model of argumentation

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The Toulmin model of argumentation is a framework for analyzing and constructing arguments by breaking them into components such as claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, and rebuttal.

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instanceOf argumentation model
framework for argument analysis
theory of argument
alsoKnownAs Toulmin argument model
Toulmin method
componentDefinition_backing support for the warrant
componentDefinition_claim conclusion whose merits are to be established
componentDefinition_data facts or evidence used to support the claim
componentDefinition_qualifier statement indicating the strength of the claim
componentDefinition_rebuttal conditions under which the claim does not hold
componentDefinition_warrant reasoning that connects data to the claim
contrastsWith formal deductive logic
critiquedFor limited treatment of emotional appeals
underemphasizing dialogical aspects of argument
describedIn The Uses of Argument
emphasizes context-dependent justification
practical reasoning
field argumentation theory
communication studies
informal logic
philosophy of argument
rhetoric
focusesOn structure of everyday arguments
warrants underlying claims
hasComponent backing
claim
data
qualifier
rebuttal
warrant
influenced models of legal reasoning
modern argumentation theory
pedagogy of argumentative writing
influencedBy British analytic philosophy
namedAfter Stephen Toulmin
proposedBy Stephen Toulmin
publicationYear 1958
purpose analyzing arguments
constructing arguments
relatedTo Stephen Toulmin's theory of reasoning
informal logic movement
pragma-dialectics
usedIn academic writing instruction
composition studies
critical thinking education
debate education
legal argumentation

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Stephen Toulmin knownFor Toulmin model of argumentation
Stephen Toulmin notableFor Toulmin model of argumentation
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Stephen Toulmin hasPart Toulmin model: claim
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Stephen Toulmin hasPart Toulmin model: warrant
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Stephen Toulmin hasPart Toulmin model: backing
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Stephen Toulmin hasPart Toulmin model: qualifier
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Stephen Toulmin hasPart Toulmin model: rebuttal
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The Uses of Argument describes Toulmin model of argument
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An Introduction to Reasoning presentsTheory Toulmin model of argument
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Toulmin model of argumentation alsoKnownAs Toulmin method
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