CR 6: Support

"When authors provide evidence in support of their claim, they primarily use facts, examples, statistics, opinions (usually the opinions of exports), and images," (Rottenberg 175).

Factual evidence: statistics and examples

You can support a claim by providing factual examples

Hypothetical examples can help visualize examples

Statistics: information in numbers

"Statistics are more effective in comparisons that indicate whether a quantity is relatively large or small and sometimes even whether a reader should interpret the result as gratifying or disappointing," (Rottenberg 178).

Diagrams, charts, tables and graphs are great when talking about statistics

Opinions are based off of the quality of the evidence and the person behind the evidence

If you can't decide between two opposing sides of evidence, you should just leave the argument as unsettled. Do not settle!

"Images can also provide support for an argument,"(Rottenberg 183).

Pictures are great when reporting scientific research

Rottenberg, Annette T. and Donna Haisty Winchell. "Chapter 6: Support Backing up a Claim." Elements of Argument A Text and Reader. 11th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2015. 174-213. Print.

Evidence and factual data is not enough. You will have to talk about WHY your claim is important to THEM

Abraham H. Maslow

"These needs, said Maslow, motivate human thought and action," (Rottenberg 200).

Self Actualization, Esteem needs, Social needs, Safety needs, physiological needs

Appeal to needs

Appeals to values

"Virtually all claims, even those that seem to be purely factual, contain expressed or unexpressed judgments,"(Rottenberg 202).

Different terms such as responsibility, is seen differently in different groups of people

If you know that your audience and peers are educated in your topic, you will not have to provide as many supporting details and examples

Our values are how we decide what is good or bad based off of certain principles