Toulmin Assignment

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ENGLISH 112 Toulmin Argument Read Let’s Get Writing, Chapter 3, Argument, Section 4, What Are the Different Types of Argument in Writing? *pages 77-80. With your committed topic, find one article from a reliable source, i.e., newspaper, library database, that includes the essential parts of the Toulmin: claim, support, and warrant. Understanding that the three additional parts of the model (backing, rebuttal, and qualifier) may not be in the article, but the writer must include them when composing the entire Toulmin model. Compose an essay that identifies and explains claim, support, warrant, backing, rebuttal(s), and qualifier(s)—six parts of the Toulmin model. Use the following format to organize your essay: Format Essay Content PARAGRAPH 1 Summarize article and formulate a claim (document) (Then) PARAGRAPH 2 Grounds—summarize support for claim (document) (If) PARAGRAPH 3 Discuss generally accepted shared, logical warrant) (If / Then Statement) PARAGRAPH 4 Discuss the backing to assure sound warrant (document) PARAGRAPH 5 Identify and discuss rebuttal (document) PARAGRAPH 6 Identify and discuss qualifier(s) On the day the Toulmin Analysis Essay is due, submit a copy of the reliable source (the article) as it should highlight or underline two essential parts of the model: claim and grounds. Word Count – 1,100- 1,500 Sources – at least, three different sources on Works Cited page *pages may vary on devices.