The Toulmin ModelThe parts of a real argument, including the assumption nobody states.Communications & MediaClaim, grounds and warrant are the core; backing,qualifier and rebuttal make an argument honest.Grounds + warrant -> claim (qualified)ClaimWhat you assertThe conclusionGroundsThe evidence for itFacts, dataWarrantWhy that supports itUsually unstatedTHE COMMON MISTAKE✗ Attacking the evidence when the warrant is the weak part✓ Naming the unstated assumption and testing itMost disagreements are about the warrant, not the facts. Both sides accept thedata and part company over what it licenses.Backing supports the warrant, the qualifier states how strongly theclaim holds, and the rebuttal names when it would not.The Toulmin Modellearnposters.com
The Toulmin Model — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Toulmin Model poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Backing supports the warrant, the qualifier states how strongly the claim holds, and the rebuttal names when it would not.

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What’s on the The Toulmin Model poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. Claim, grounds and warrant are the core; backing, qualifier and rebuttal make an argu…; Grounds + warrant -> claim (qualified); Claim = What you assert; Grounds = The evidence for it; Warrant = Why that supports it; Common mistake: Attacking the evidence when the warrant is the weak part → Naming the…. Backing supports the warrant, the qualifier states how strongly the claim holds, and the rebuttal names when it would not.
Who is the The Toulmin Model poster for?
The Toulmin Model belongs to the Communications & Media section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning rhetoric & argument can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Toulmin Model poster?
When an argument feels wrong but you cannot say which part is failing. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Toulmin Model belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Toulmin Model?
Kinds of Claim, The Five Canons and Deduction & Induction sit alongside The Toulmin Model in the Communications & Media section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Kinds of ClaimThe Five CanonsDeduction & Induction
Is the The Toulmin Model poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Toulmin Model downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Communications & Media section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Toulmin Model poster print at?
The Toulmin Model is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Toulmin Model loses nothing.Printing guide

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