Argument Styles:Notes on Chapter 7, Everything’s an Argument
What are these things?Classical OrationRogerian ArgumentationToulmin ArgumentationWarrants
The classical oration:Exordium: introNarratio: facts and contextPartitio: Division into claim and key issuesConfirmatio: Support for the claim (logos)Refutatio: Counterarguments Peroratio: Summary
A modern version:Intro: Hook, Ethos, ClaimBackground: Necessary context and factsArgument: Logos/pathos to support the claimAlternatives: Counterarguments stated and/or refutedConclusion: Summary, elaborate implications, closing
The Rogerian Model:Introduction: describe an issue and demonstrate understanding of multiple sidesContexts: acknowledge situations in which alternative positions may be validWriter’s position: State claim and explain its validity—i.e., logosBenefits to opponent: Reasons to adopt the the writer’s position, conclusion
The Toulmin Model:Claims: controversial and debatable: answers the question, “So what’s your point?”Evidence/Reasons: Logos. Warrants: Logical bridge between the claim and the evidence.Backing: Further support for the arguments of the warrant itself.Qualifiers: Limit the scope of the claimConditions of rebuttal: Counterarguments
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Argument styles condensed

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    Argument Styles:Notes onChapter 7, Everything’s an Argument
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    What are thesethings?Classical OrationRogerian ArgumentationToulmin ArgumentationWarrants
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    The classical oration:Exordium:introNarratio: facts and contextPartitio: Division into claim and key issuesConfirmatio: Support for the claim (logos)Refutatio: Counterarguments Peroratio: Summary
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    A modern version:Intro:Hook, Ethos, ClaimBackground: Necessary context and factsArgument: Logos/pathos to support the claimAlternatives: Counterarguments stated and/or refutedConclusion: Summary, elaborate implications, closing
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    The Rogerian Model:Introduction:describe an issue and demonstrate understanding of multiple sidesContexts: acknowledge situations in which alternative positions may be validWriter’s position: State claim and explain its validity—i.e., logosBenefits to opponent: Reasons to adopt the the writer’s position, conclusion
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    The Toulmin Model:Claims:controversial and debatable: answers the question, “So what’s your point?”Evidence/Reasons: Logos. Warrants: Logical bridge between the claim and the evidence.Backing: Further support for the arguments of the warrant itself.Qualifiers: Limit the scope of the claimConditions of rebuttal: Counterarguments
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