Toulmin model

Try to fill in a Toulmin model for the "I SAY" at the end of the debate:

Because __(evidence)______, therefore _______________(claim)_______________, 

since______________________(assumption --with backing & qualifier if necessary)________,

 unless ____________(reservation).

How it looks:

Because of evidence (from a study, etc) that grades add stress to the learning experience, therefore grades should be abolished, since stress inhibits learning.

Because you bought me a diamond, therefore I know that you love me, since love requires material proof.

Because they make us more understanding of the foibles and frailities of man, everyone should read novels, since most of us are unaware of our fallibility. 

Now, on the bottom of the Conversational Roundtable, try to compose your argument using this frame:

Because_____________________________, therefore____________________, since________________________,  unless ________________________________.