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| 4900033688 | Fact claim | the claim is either true or false | 0 | |
| 4900033689 | value claim | the claim is good/bad; right/wrong; etc. | 1 | |
| 4900033690 | policy claim | the claim encourages change | 2 | |
| 4900033691 | 3 categories of thesis statements | closed, open, and counter argument/qualified | 3 | |
| 4900033692 | closed thesis | previews main points | 4 | |
| 4900033693 | open thesis | leaves points vague; leads in a general direction | 5 | |
| 4900033694 | counter argument/qualified thesis | soften argument so it doesn't sound too radical | 6 | |
| 4900033695 | categorical claim/arguemt | x belongs to category y x is a specific person, place, thing or phenomana y is a broader category | 7 | |
| 4900033696 | 2 kinds of categorical arguments | simple and definitional | 8 | |
| 4900033697 | single categorical argument | everyone agrees on what "y" means gives specific examples of how x fits into y | 9 | |
| 4900033698 | definitional categorical argument | before talking about x and y, y must be defined | 10 | |
| 4900033699 | to refute a simple argument... | deny accuracy, give counter-examples, or question boundaries | 11 | |
| 4900033700 | 2 parts of a definitional argument | criteria part and match part | 12 | |
| 4900033701 | criteria part | does x meet this criteria? | 13 | |
| 4900033702 | match part | does x go here or not? | 14 | |
| 4900033703 | causal arguments | what is the cause of x? what are/would be the consequences of x? | 15 | |
| 4900033704 | dangers/issues of causal arguments | over-simplifying the cause confusing immediate and remote causes constraints | 16 | |
| 4900033705 | claim | "this should be so;" "you should believe this;" "this is true." | 17 | |
| 4900033706 | reason | "here's why" or "because of this" | 18 | |
| 4900033707 | conditions of rebuttal | objection to reason, warrant, etc. (objections anywhere in the argument) | 19 | |
| 4900033708 | example of syllogism | Nobody is perfect I am nobody I am perfect | 20 |
