HOMEWORK -- ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES
Last updated 12/4/2008

 Toulmin Argument Analysis -- Practice Exercises 

Exercise 1 - claims, grounds and warrants  - complete before class - 9/4

Exercise 2 - claims, grounds and warrants  - complete before class - 9/9

Exercise 3 - claims, grounds and warrants - optional

Exercise 4 - claims, grounds and warrants - complete before class - 9/9

Exercise 5 - claims, grounds and warrants, type of warrant - complete before class - 9/11

Exercise 6 - Type of Warrant - complete before class - 9/11

Exercise 7 - Type of Warrant - complete before class - 9/16

Exercise 8 - Primary and Secondary Analysis - complete before class - 9/16

Exercise 9 - Primary & Secondary Analysis & Warrant Type - complete before class - 9/18

Exercise 10 - Primary & Secondary Analysis & Warrant Type - complete before class - 9/18

Exercise 11- Primary and Secondary Analysis, Type of Warrant
    (for optional evening work session)

Exercise 12 - Primary and Secondary Analysis, Type of Warrant
     (for optional evening work session)

Homework exercise answers

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE 1ST EXAM

  Toulmin Diagrams of Case Essays

The Case for Torture

Buried Alive

  Fallacy Exercises

Fallacy Exercise 1  complete before class 11/25

Fallacy Exercise 2   complete before class 12/2

Fallacy Exercise 3   complete before class 12/2

Fallacy Exercise 4   complete before class 12/4

Fallacy Exercise 5   ( optional )

Fallacy exercise answers

  McGaan's SAMPLE Answers to Selected Practice Exercises 
      (Remember, there are many possible correct answers for these exercises.) 

Answers for Exercise 1 

Answers for Exercise 2

Answers for Exercise 3

Answers for Exercise 4

Answers for Exercise 5

Answers for Exercise 6

Answers for Exercise 7

Answers for Exercise 8

Answers for Exercise 9

Answers for Exercise 10

Answers for Exercise 11

Answers for Exercise 12

Answers for Fallacy Exercise 1

Answers for Fallacy Exercise 2

Answers for Fallacy Exercise 3

Answers for Fallacy Exercise 4

Answers for Fallacy Exercise 5