Questions to Strengthen Your Argument
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- What’s your point?
- I claim that…
- What evidence do you have?
- I offer as evidence…
- But how about these reservations?
- I can answer them. First, …
- Are you entirely sure?
- Only if… and as long as…
- No reservations here at all?
- I must concede that…
- Then just how strong is your claim?
- I limit it to…
- Why do you think your evidence supports your claim?
- This is important, because as a general principle…
- What’s your point?
This information was compiled from The Craft of Research by Booth, Colomb and Williams.
