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ARGUMENT W E E K 2
A set of ideas put together to support a point
DEFINITION To build a valid argument, evidences, support &
claims are vital

It provides
Claim 1
evidence to
Claim 2
Claim 3 PREMISES support your
conclusion
Conclusion [statement]

example of arguments
Cell phones pose
serious risks to their
users. Several studies
have shown a Hawaii has hot
correlation between weather year round
cell phone use and the and beautiful
development of brain
tumor (Hardell). The beaches, so it is the
International Agency best place for
for Research of Cancer vacation.
(IARC) classified cell
phones as a possible
cause of cancer.

STRONG WEAK

REASONING
READING MAKING JUDGEMENTS
CRITICALLY PROBLEM SOLVING

-DANIEL WILLINGHAM (2017)-

T H E A R T O F A N A L Y S I N G & E V A L U A T IN G
T H I N K I N G W I T H A V I E W O F I M P R O V IN G IT .
RAISE QUESTIONS & PROBLEMS.
G A T H E R & A S S E S S R E L E V A N T IN F O R M A T IO N .
C O M E U P W I T H - R E A S O N E D C O N C L U S IO N S &
SOLUTIONS.
KEEP AN OPEN MIND
C H A L L E N G E P R E C O N C E I V E D ID E A S .
S E L F - D I R E C T E D , D I S C I P L I N E D , M O N IT O R E D &
CORECTIVE.

-RICHARD PAUL & LINDA ELDER (2006)-

As a writer As a reader
Intuitively know when
it's a good/bad article
Intuition alone is not
Have an accurate enough, so what
relevant information should we do?
Present it in what 1. Examine the
that make sense to information carefully.
2. Ask questions.
the reader 3. Detect evidences used
to support the ideas.
4. Detect information that
were left out.
5. CONCLUSION: Fact @
Opinion?

FACT OPINION
SUBJECTIVE.
OBJECTIVE.
CHANGE ACCORDING TO
BASED ON DATA & OBSERVATION
JUDGEMENT.
EVIDENCE EASILY JUSTIFIABLE.
BASED ON FEELINGS, PAST
DOCUMENTED IN JOURNALS,
EXPERIENCE.
ENCYCLOPEDIA, BOOKS.
NOT JUSTIFIABLE - BIASED.
EQUIPPED WITH STATISTICS.
USUALLY EQUIPPED WITH
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN.
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE & MODAL
CAN PROVEN TRUE OR FALSE
VERB.