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Title

Applying Toulmin: Teaching Logical Reasoning and Argumentative Writing

Authors

Lesley A. Rex, University of Michigan - Ann ArborFollow
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Wayne State UniversityFollow
Steven Engel, University of Michigan - Ann ArborFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

To learn to write well-reasoned persuasive arguments, students need in situ help thinking through the complexity and complications of an issue, making inferences based on evidence, and hierarchically grouping and logically sequencing ideas. They rely on teachers to make this happen. In this article, the authors explain the framework they used and describe how they taught reasoning to students at an alternative high school, where they recorded what happened.

Disciplines

Education | Secondary Education and Teaching | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Comments

This is the publisher's (National Council of Teachers of English) PDF Version of the article, previously appearing as:

Rex, L.A., Thomas, E.E. & Engel, S. (July 2010). Applying Toulmin: Teaching Logical Reasoning and Argumentative Writing. English Journal 99(6), 56-61.

Copyright 2010 National Council of Teachers of English.

Recommended Citation

Rex, Lesley A., Ebonyh Elizabeth Thomas, and Steven Engel. "Applying Toulmin: Teaching Logical Reasoning and Argumentative Writing." English Journal 99.6 (2010): 55-61.