Final Fact 18 march incl pics anders

ARGUMENT
Tip 13
How to argue design
decisions. Part two:
supporting a claim or
statement
A text is convincing when it is built around wellargued
claims or statements, because this gives
readers context to judge the statements (Toulmin,
1958). Osborne (2010) argued that: “Argumentation
is the means that scientists use to make their case
for new ideas.” Argumentation means discussing
what a statement builds on, as well as the possible
weaknesses and limitations of the new idea.
Bachelor students at the IDE faculty may not yet have
fully developed critical thinking abilities and may
sometimes still need simple delivery of knowledge.
Nonetheless, engaging in argumentation helps
improve their thinking and writing. Osborne (2010)
argued that argumentation can be learned from an
early age.
Students can use the Toulmin Model (see Figure 5)
to structure and strengthen their argument (cf. BCT
course).
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