6. Move to next Toulmin element and repeat steps 3-6.
For this step you will need to move the nodes. Click the outline tab above the window to the right. Select the node you wish to move and click "move" below the argument map. Click the node to which you want to move (the claim), and select the appropriate node from the drop down menu.

Consider the analysis of each element to be a "round" of analysis. Therefore, the number of "rounds" ought to equal the number of sentences in the original argument. It is important to remember that there ought to be a single claim per argument, but there may be multiple of any of the other elements. Therefore, you should check if the author has offered more than one data sentence before moving on to the optional elements of an argument. Unfortunately, there is a higher risk of error during this "double-check" because there is no requirement for additional data for any given claim. Another complication that arises during this step is when a warrant is implicit rather than explicit. There are times when none of the sentences seem to fill the role of warrant for the claim and data. Additionally, if an author offers several different kinds of data to support a single claim, it is likely that there are several warrants that are also part of the argument.

For our argument, each round, and its results, would be as follows:

Round

Element

Sentences

Result

1

Claim

a vs b = a

vs =

a

vs c.i = a

a

vs c.ii = a

a

vs d = a

The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense.

2

Data

b vs c.i = b

vs = b

b

vs c.ii = b

b

vs d = b

The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense. According to FBI statistics, youth violence has declined in recent years as computer and video game popularity soared.

3

Warrant

c.i vs c.ii = c.ii

vs =

c.ii

vs d = c.ii

The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense. According to FBI statistics, youth violence has declined in recent years as computer and video game popularity soared…. But the evidence makes a mockery of the suggestion that video games cause violent behavior.

.

4

Additional data?

c.i. = No

= No

No change

5

Additional data?

D = no

No change

Immediately related elementsHow this works
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Composing Arguments Illustrations »Composing Arguments Illustrations
Fundamentals of Arguments »Fundamentals of Arguments
Modeling arguments. »Modeling arguments.
Video game example. »Video game example.
6. Move to next Toulmin element and repeat steps 3-6.
Don't claim that video games lower youth violence. »Don't claim that video games lower youth violence.
Supreme court notes the lack of evidence. »Supreme court notes the lack of evidence.
Evidence undermines the link between video games and behavior. »Evidence undermines the link between video games and behavior.
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