Context
A Stanford University researcher with a PhD. in Education writing about the impact of COVID-19 on students' reading scores has this
What is expertise?
Things that a well balanced argument should always include.
What are counterclaims and rebuttals?
Sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
What is an official source?
Identifying a wide range of different types of evidence with examples from the text
What is including 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the EVIDENCE of DOC A?
these are the four body paragraphs, in order
What is context, structure, evidence, and free paragraph?
A source such as the BBC or The New York Times have this
What is a strong reputation for accuracy?
When the author uses more neutral phrases like 'may,' 'could' which acknowledge other perspectives and has a serious/ professional tone
What is an academic language style?
Statistics or other numeral data that supports/ proves your claim.
What is quantitative evidence?
For example, the author includes the statement,“By 2050, nearly half of the current coffee-growing regions could be affected." The uncertainty about the future forces the reader to question whether or not the evidence is true.
What is example + explanation?
you absolutely CANNOT skip this paragraph no matter where are at the end of your time
What is the final judgement?
The owner of TESLA, publishing an article claiming that EVs are safer than gas-powered vehicles, has this
What is vested interest?
Including quotations from first hand sources and using loaded language like "horrible" or a strong emotional tone
What is emotional appeal or pathos?
an account from someone who personally experienced the event
What is a primary source?
In summary, the unsure predictions about the future of coffee may not convince the reader of the magnitude of the coffee crisis, thus weakening the argument.
What is an impact statement?
any of these things can go in the free paragraph
language (tone/bias), another type of evidence, another piece of structure like counterclaims and rebuttals
Arguing that citizen journalism is terrible because it spreads misinformation without acknowledging that it can also expose injustices
What is lack of neutrality?
Stating an opinion without proving it's truth, like saying that employees are always more productive when working from home.
What is an assumption?
A weakness where the data provided as evidence is not an exact number
what are estimations or predictions?
this goes in the introduction paragraph
introduce the author, source, and their overall claim
this goes in the introduction paragraph
compare the perspectives of BOTH authors/sources
A journalist writing about the Syrian Refugee Crisis from Aleppo, Syria has this
What is ability to observe?
Jumping to conclusions like saying that because some students use it to cheat in school, AI is terrible for all mankind
What is an inferential gap?
Claiming that robots in senior care is beneficial for humankind but only providing evidence from one Japanese nursing home.
What is lack of corroboration?
Although there are predictions and a lack context for some data, the strong use of official sources and relevant statistics outweigh the weaknesses, making the argument well supported and credible.
What is a judgment?
These are the three types choices you can make for the final judgment
what is Doc A is stronger, Doc B is stronger, or both have equal levels of strengths and weaknesses