Description

This episode focuses on the genre of argument.  It discusses how to use Stephen Toulmin's model to make an argument.

Transcript available here.

Additional Resources:  

• Types of argument from Purdue OWL:
  • Classical
  • Toulmin
  • Rogerian
• Rebecca Jones' "Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother with Logic?"
• Mark Sutton's "Warrants in an Argument" (This video discusses different kinds of warrants you can use in an argument)
• Harvard College Writing Center's "Counterargument"
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's "Argument"
• Guide to Grammar and Writing's "Developing an Argument"
• Writing@Colorado State University's "Writing Arguments: An Overview" and "Understanding the Parts of an Argument"
• Walden University's "Developing Arguments" and "Responding to Counterarguments"
• "Finding the Responses to Counterarguments" from Anna Mills' How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (online textbook)

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