Criteria of Evaluation
What are criteria of evaluation?
The particular standards we establish for judging anything.
What types of arguments do evaluations stem from?
Every day arguments.
If you already know what your claim is likely to be, developing an argument of evaluation can seem like what?
a simple process
Nothing adds more depth to an opinion than ________.
letting others challenge it
Generally, the more evidence in an evaluation the better, provided that ________.
the evidence is relevant
Sometimes such criteria are self-evident, but criteria get complicated when a subject is ______.
abstract
One way of understanding evaluative arguments is to ______.
Consider the types of evidence they use.
Your criteria of evaluation apply to ________.
more than just your topic of the moment
The point of a qualifying statement isn’t to make evaluative claims bland but to make them _______ and _______.
responsible and reasonable
For technical subjects, you might make your ________ briefly and then attach ________ at the end for those who want more data
basic case
additional supporting documents
Serious evaluations always require reflection, and when we look deeply into our judgments, we sometimes discover what?
Important questions that typically go unasked, many prefaced by why.
Quantitative arguments of evaluation rely on _________ while qualitative arguments rely on criteria that must be ___________
criteria that can be measured, counted, or demonstrated in some mechanical fashion
explained through language and media
Your standards should ________ and ________.
make sense on their own merits and apply across the board
In evaluations, claims can be _______ or, more rarely, ________.
stated directly
strongly implied
Select evidence that is most likely to __________, and then arrange the argument to ___________.
influence your readers
build toward your best material
When you offer an opinion about a topic you know reasonably well, you want what to happen?
You want readers to learn something from your judgement.
We define constructed arguments based on reason as those that are shaped by ___________.
language and various kinds of logic
In developing an evaluative argument, you’ll want to pay special attention to ______, ______, and ______.
criteria, claims, and evidence
For most writers, ________ followed by reasonable _______ work best.
strong statements
qualifications
In evaluating arguments, don’t be too afraid to ________ when evidence goes ______ to the overall claim you wish to make
concede a point
contrary
Criteria of evaluation aren’t static; shifts in ______, _______, and ______ happen all the time, which is why it is so important to evaluate these features as you’re writing.
values, attitudes, and criteria
We define hard evidence as ______, ______, and ______, and other kinds of arguments that can be ______, ______, or even ______.
facts, statistics, testimony,
measured, recorded, found
Having established a claim, you would then explore the ________, drawing out the ______,______, and ______ that might support it.
implications of your belief
reasons, warrants, and evidence
Share your claim and then, when you’re ready, ________, asking them to _________, either in ___________ or ________.
your first draft with friends and classmates, asking them to identify places where your ideas need additional support, either in the discussion of criteria or in the presentation of evidence
Visual components play a significant role in many arguments of evaluation, especially those based on ________. As soon as numbers are involved in supporting a claim, think about ways to arrange them in ______, ______, ______, or ______ to make the information more accessible to readers.
quantitative information
tables, charts, graphs, or infographics