Toulmin's Argument Structure

Main Claim

The study's conclusion about video games causing violence is false.

Data

  • Study only found 15% correlation
  • Sample size was only 100 teenagers
  • Study lacked control for other factors
  • Larger studies show no causal link

Warrant

Scientific claims require proper methodology, statistical significance, and causal evidence.

Backing

Principles of research methodology, statistical analysis, and causal inference.

Qualifier

Based on the currently available evidence

Rebuttal

Unless new, methodologically sound studies with large, representative samples demonstrate a causal link.