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An empirical study on the scaffolding Chinese university students’ English argumentative writing based on toulmin model [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
In first language studies, the Toulmin model of argumentation has become a prominent analysis and assessment method for English argumentative essays.
Rui Yang
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Measuring university students’ ability to recognize argument structures and fallacies [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
TheoryArgumentation is crucial for all academic disciplines. Nevertheless, a lack of argumentation skills among students is evident. Two core aspects of argumentation are the recognition of argument structures (e.g., backing up claims with premises ...
Yvonne Berkle   +7 more
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Argument Strength, the Toulmin Model, and Ampliative Probability

open access: yesInformal Logic, 2008
We argue that Cohen’s concept of inductive or ampliative probability facilitates proper explication of sufficient strength for non-demonstrative arguments conforming to the Toulmin model. The data and claims of such arguments are singular statements.
James B. Freeman
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Empirical research on cognitive diagnosis of scientific argumentation ability based on the DINA model [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
This study focuses on the cognitive diagnosis (CD) of scientific argumentation ability. A hierarchical model of six cognitive attributes was developed by expert cognitive analysis, utilizing the Toulmin Argument Model and SOLO Taxonomy theory.
Lou Baidan, Cui Yi
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Legitimation Inferences: An Additional Component for the Toulmin Model

open access: yesInformal Logic, 1993
This paper argues that the choice of backing to certify the authority of a warrant requires a legitimation inference. When brought into question, such an inference becomes a claim defended by showing sound reasons for the selection of backing pertinent ...
G. Thomas Goodnight
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Toulmin's Model of Argument and the Question of Relativism (J. A. Blair Prize, 2005)

open access: yesInformal Logic, 2004
In The Uses of Argument, Toulmin proposed a distinction between fielddependent and field-invariant standards for argument appraisal that gave rise to a relativistic understanding of his theory.
Lilian Bermejo-Luque
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Analysis and Evaluation of Toulmin’s Model of Practical Argumentation [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Bulletin of the Politehnica University of Timişoara: Transactions on Modern Languages
Our paper aims with a discourse investigation tool: the model of argumentation proposed by the British philosopher Stephen Toulmin. Knowing the context of the emergence, the theoretical stakes, the analysis of the components and the evaluation of the ...
Cosmin-Constantin BĂIAȘ
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A Toulmin Model Analysis of Student Argumentation on Artificial Intelligence

open access: yesEducation Sciences
This study examines the structure of student argumentation on artificial intelligence (AI) within the framework of the Toulmin model. We analyzed essays on AI written by 452 Hungarian secondary school students, coding for the presence of the six Toulmin ...
Mátyás Turós   +5 more
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What Makes Proficient Writers' Essays More Persuasive? A Toulmin Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of TESOL Studies, 2020
Although many studies have been done based on the Toulmin model, only a few involve EFL students at different proficiency levels. The present study compares the English argumentative essays of first-year students with those of the fourth-year students in
Donghong Liu, Fang Wan
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The Logical Pattern of Argument: A Case Study of National University Debating Championship

open access: yesElsya, 2022
In academic field, argument is an essential factor of understanding statements. In this regard, the present paper aims to analyse National University Debate Contest (NUDC) 2016 using Toulmin model argumentative structure and its relation with the implied
Moh. Supardi, Frans Sayogie
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