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Toulmin Argument


source: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/historical_perspectives_on_argumentation/toulmin_argument.html

  • Style of argumentation developed by philosopher Stephen E. Toulmin

  • Grounds —>Warrant—>Claim

    • Grouds being facts supporting the Claim
    • Claim being an hypotesis, main argument
    • Warrant (implicit or not) is what links the two.
  • Additionally: Qualifier, Backing