A Solid Argument
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The document provides strategies for elaborating a good argument, including finding an argument by differentiating your work from other researchers' while also connecting to their work. It discusses including a claim, evidence, and contextualizing the argument by relating it to accepted propositions in the field. It also notes that an argument establishes a problematic issue worth writing about by addressing the relevant literature, and should follow the tone and style of the target journal when problematizing.
A Solid Argument
- 1. A solid argument Strategies for elaborating a good argument
- 2. Finding an argument What are the connections between your work and the work of other researchers? How do you differentiate your work form theirs? What is the main connection between your paper and their research?
- 3. Parts of an argument The claim : the position or conclusion the arguer wants to defend. Evidence : premises and statements that give support to the claim
- 4. Contextualizing the argument What propositions have been generated about your subject? Which of these have become generally accepted in the field? What new propositions have you generated? How does your argument relate to “taken for granted” propositons and common assumptions in the field?
- 5. Problematizing An argument establishes a problematic; when you make the case you have an issue worth writing about, your are always addressing the literature. While problematizing, follow the tone an style of other articles in the preferred journal.
- 6. If you want to know more, please visit: http://austhink.com/reason/tutorials/ http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html http://www.essex.ac.uk/myskills/skills/thinking/identifyEvaluateargument.asp