Toulmin

These are some arguments I have observed among friends and family.

Claim: Television is harmful to the education of children.
Reason: Television distracts children from studying.
Warrant: What distracts children from studying is harmful to their education.

Claim: The city of New Orleans should reinstitute a recycling program.
Reason: Recycling is beneficial to the environment.
Warrant: The city of New Orleans should support programs that are beneficial to the environment.

Claim: Child beauty pageants are unethical.
Reason: They teach little girls that appearance is all that matters and harms their self-esteem.
Warrant: What harms children’s self-esteems is unethical.

Claim: Eating meat is wrong.
Reason: Eating animals is cruel treatment.
Warrant: What is considered cruel treatment is wrong.