Line of reasoning

1. LINE OF REASONING
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE
OF AN ARGUMENT

2. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
REASONS
EVIDENCE
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3. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
WHAT THE AUTHOR
WANTS TO PROVE IS
TRUE, VALUABLE , OR
IMPORTANT TO DO.

4. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
SHOREWOOD
SHOULD OFFER A
CLASS IN MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS.

5. LINE OF REASONING REASONS

6. LINE OF REASONING REASONS
THE PARTS OF THE ARGUMENT THAT
EXPLAIN WHY THE CLAIM IS TRUE.

7. LINE OF REASONING REASONS
THE PARTS OF THE ARGUMENT THAT
EXPLAIN WHY THE CLAIM IS TRUE.
STUDENTS WHO TAKE MIXED MARTIAL
ARTS WOULD BE BETTER ABLE TO DEFEND
THEMSELVES IN THE REAL WORLD.

8. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE

9. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
FACTS THAT SUPPORT THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
REASON AND THE CLAIM.

10. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE

11. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
MY COUSIN IS A MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
MASTER WHO WAS ABLE TO REPEL AN
ATTACK ON HER LAST YEAR.

12. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE

13. LINE OF REASONING
EVIDENCE
A STUDY FROM GONZAGA UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PRACTITIONERS ARE 30% LESS
LIKELY TO SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY IN STREET-LEVEL
MUGGINGS THAN NON-MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CITIZENS.

14. CONSIDER
POINTS TO

15. ASSUMPTIONS?
WHAT ARE THE

16. AUDIENCE?
WHO IS THE

17. THE EVIDENCE?
HOW CREDIBLE IS

18. PROVE THE CLAIM?
DOES THE EVIDENCE

19. OPERATING?
WHAT BIAS IS

20. LINE OF REASONING
CLAIMS
REASONS
EVIDENCE
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REASONING ABOUT WHETHER
THE SUN WILL RISE TOMORROW.