EXAMPLE OF CLAIM EVIDENCE WARRANTS
Claim: |
What are you trying to demonstrate? |
NYC squirrels are larger than suburban squirrels |
Prof. Fritz favors vegetarians when grading. |
Prof. Fritz must be involved in some illegal business. |
Eating sugar makes you likely to commit fraud. |
Evidence: |
What proof do you have? |
The average depth of squirrel footprint in NYC is 1/2 inch; in the suburbs the average is 1/10 inch. |
Although vegetarians only represent 10% of the class, 40% of those people who received an A were vegetarians. |
He recently bought a yacht, a sports car, and house in the Hamptons. |
Right before he used someone else´s credit-card, Richard has a candy-bar. |
Warrant: |
Why do you think that your proof is relevant to your claim? |
Since the heavier something is the deeper footprint it makes, that NYC footprints are deeper than suburban footprints tells us NYC squirrels are heavier. |
If Fritz graded fairly, the number of vegetarians with As would be more in line with percentage in the class. |
Because Fritz is a professor, and professors make very little money, the sums required for such lavish expenses must have been acquired illegally. |
Because Richard broke the law after ingesting sugar, sugar clearly causes people to commit crimes. |