A social dialogue in which participants are open with one another as they work together to understand each other and come to some sort of agreement.
What is dialectic?
100
Syllogisms make up this type of logic.
What is deductive?
100
This type of claim is based on empirical knowledge.
What is a fact?
100
The flag, money, a home.
What are concrete values?
200
although this part of an argument tends to go unstated, when you are looking for it explicitly you should check for terms such as "because," "so," or "since."
What is a warrant?
200
This perspective relies on the assumption that the world is made up of diverse sets of people each with their own set of truths by which they operate.
What is postmodernism?
200
If A, then B, so if A exists, then B exists, if B does not exist, A does not exist.
What is a hypothetical sylogism?
200
Click it or ticket!
What is a policy claim?
200
Values are often implied in this stage of the Toulmin model.
What are the grounds?
300
To strengthen your argument, try to pre-empt this move by decision makers.
What is a rebuttal?
300
This type of argument is culturally bound. It centers on a theme around which characters take some action.
What is a narrative?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
This type of logic is used for evaluating options, and it is less concerned with finding the truth.
What is informal logic?
300
The paralleling of two claim stated as a question.
What is an issue?
300
Values such as freedom, happiness, and wealth, which we seek to attain.
What are terminal values?
400
In the statement: "You should stop eating fast food because studies show that, for most people, fast food is addictive," it is the phrase "for most people."
What is the qualifier?
400
The process of making a critical decision is based on this.
What is criteria?
400
You should always account for this group when reasoning through an argument--don't patronize them or talk over their heads.
What is the audience?
400
You should always try to offer this for your claim because it is necessary for securing adherence.
What is support?
400
Fear is one example of this kind of value.
What is a negative value?
500
In the following argument, it is the second sentence:
When you smoke in public places it puts everyone at risk of inhaling dangerous chemicals. Banning public smoking would help plenty of innocent people. Therefore, smoking in public ought to be banned.
What is the warrant?
500
Some of the most compelling evidence for your argument lays in these.
What are the minds of decision makers?
500
In order to make a logical argument, you may start from or work against these assumptions about what is likely to happen or what is ordinary and expected.
What are probabilities?
500
Make a value claim.
What is _______________?
500
Values are integral to this system which often predetermines your understanding of the world around you.