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Learn the essential elements of argument writing from examining data to backing your claims with warrants and qualifications. Understand how to utilize evidence effectively and counter competing arguments. Enhance your argumentative skills through real-life crime scene investigation techniques.
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Crime Scene Investigation • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYuE0IZQ34
Elements of Argument • A Claim • Based on Evidence of some sort • A Warrant that explains how the evidence supports the claim • Backing supporting the warrants • Qualifications and rebuttals or counter arguments that refute competing claims
Claims • State that something is the case. • Needs to be supported by evidence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qqQ-EQ3vk • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msd5ltrMd3Y • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0
Evidence • Data or Information that supports Claim • Without Evidence Claim is an assumption 1)Examine the data 2) Ask Questions based on the Data 3) Reexamine data 4) Try to answer the questions 5) Data that supports our answer= Evidence
Warrants • (Rules) • Why the evidence we produce supports the claim • Common Sense Rules
Backing • Support for Warrants • Support or Justification • Reasons that support the Warrant
Qualifications/ Counter Arguments • Acknowledge the other argument • Words to use: Probably, Very Likely, Almost Certainly… • There are differing claims