Claim Evidence Warrant Pt. 2
You must always state both your claim and your supporting evidence explicitly; one without the other is either pointless evidence or an ungrounded opinion.
Taking a fairly straightforward example:
“I know it rained last night because the streets are wet.”
| Claim What are you trying to demonstrate? |
I know it rained last night |
| Evidence What proof do you have? | the streets are wet |
It would be difficult to take issue with this claim/evidence relationship.
But most claim/evidence relationships are not so simple; most will require an additional element: a warrant.
