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The Toulmin Model of Argument - EnglishComposition.Org
Claim: The argument.
Grounds: The evidence.
Warrant: The logic or assumptions.
Backing: Support for the warrant.
Rebuttal.
Qualifier.
Toulmin Argument - Purdue OWL "Developed by philosopher Stephen E. Toulmin, the Toulmin method is a style of argumentation that breaks arguments down into six component parts: claim, grounds, warrant, qualifier, rebuttal, and backing. In Toulmin’s method, every argument begins with three fundamental parts: the claim, the grounds, and the warrant."