by BlastRoom
Taking an argument apart into its named components, especially the warrant a writer leaves unsaid.
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“The school paper should publish corrections online, because digital readers rarely see the next print issue.” The clause after “because” functions as:
In “The new bus route will probably shorten the morning commute,” what role does “probably” perform?
“This tracker cannot measure fitness, because fitness requires more than step counts.” The clause after “because” functions mainly as:
The writer says, “Peer-reviewed validation makes a survey reliable. Studies of hundreds of surveys show that validated ones predict real outcomes far more accurately.” The second sentence functions as:
“The cafeteria should keep the trial menu unless waste increases next month.” The “unless” clause supplies:
In “Because cyclists complained about crowded racks, the school needs another bike rack,” which part is the claim?
“Error rates rose at all three printers, so the delay is a production problem, not a writing problem.” What unstated warrant does this depend on?
“The museum should extend evening hours because last month’s evening lecture sold out.” The argument depends on which warrant?
“This commentary should analyze the pronoun shift, since readers first hear ‘we’ and later ‘you.’” What warrant must hold?
“The poster deserves the design award: viewers stopped at it twice as long as the average poster.” Which warrant links the evidence to the claim?
“The revised thesis is stronger because it names both audience and exigence.” Which warrant does the sentence assume?
“The parking app should be replaced; support tickets doubled after its update.” What unstated warrant carries the argument?
A reader challenges the warrant that firsthand accounts reveal public response better than later summaries. Which backing best supports that warrant?
A peer challenges the warrant that students revise more when comments are specific. Which backing would best answer that challenge?
A writer assumes restaurant noise affects dining satisfaction. Which backing most directly supports that warrant?
A reviewer questions the warrant that a long warranty signals product durability. Which backing would most help?
“Unless the survey oversampled commuters, its results justify adding bike racks.” The “unless” clause names:
“The seminar belongs in the advanced track, provided participants have completed the intro module.” The “provided” clause functions as:
“The article’s statistics support the claim only if the sample represents first-year students.” The “only if” clause gives:
“I would accept the analogy unless the two cases differ in who bears the risk.” What does the “unless” clause supply?
Which argument offers true grounds but rests on a warrant many teachers would reject?
Which argument’s evidence could be accurate yet fail because its warrant is weak?
Which claim uses true grounds but a suspect warrant?
Which argument would most likely lose an audience that rejects its warrant?
Which argument has accurate grounds but depends on a warrant many readers would question?
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Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence and Presumption
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