Write a claim the evidence can carry
Connect a claim, evidence, reasoning and limitation.
Supplied materials
- Original fictional paragraph: The makers club tried a shared supply list for two meetings. At the first meeting without a list, four of 15 participants lacked a required item. At the second, with the list, one of 15 lacked an item. Different people attended each meeting.
- Practice question: Should the club test the list again?
Learn the idea
An argument links a specific claim to evidence and explains the connection. “Test the list again” is a narrower claim than “the list always fixes the problem.”
A limitation changes the strength of a conclusion. The missing-item counts improved, but different attendees could explain part of the change. State that uncertainty while still making a supported next-step recommendation.
- Write a one-sentence recommendation.
- Include the two supplied counts accurately.
- Explain why the change is relevant to the recommendation.
- Add the different-attendee limitation and a next comparison to make.
See the method in action
“The club should test the shared list again: missing items fell from four of 15 to one of 15. That suggests the list may help preparation, although different attendees mean these meetings do not isolate its effect.”
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See the answer and explanation
Because different people attended, participant differences may account for some of the change.
Changing attendees is relevant to attributing the count difference to the list. It limits the causal claim without making a further trial unreasonable.
Take it further
Draft a comparison using similar participant groups and the same task. Describe the evidence you would want before claiming a reliable effect.
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