Argument Quality Reference Deck
Recall the core Toulmin argument moves and use them to respond to common stakeholder objections.
Core move What is the warrant in an argument? Do not answer with evidence. The warrant is the logic that explains why the evidence supports the claim. If the data is the brick and the claim is the destination, the warrant is the bridge. Compare Data gap or warrant gap? Most executive challenges that sound like data requests are actually warrant requests. Objection I see the numbers, but I do not see why this means we should change strategy. Use when evidence is accepted but the action is challenged. Your line The reason this evidence supports a strategy change is…
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