Arguments

Claim
Evidence
Reasoning

measurement issues:
valid? reliable? biased?

logical fallacies

straw man

Ad hominem

begging the question/ circular 

anecdotal evidence

special pleading

false cause

appeal to emotion

slippery slope

loaded question

gambler's fallacy 

bandwagon

false dichotomy 

middle ground

texas sharpshooter

ambiguity

5 formats to try

• Debate of the masses
• point and refutation
• skills inventory
• spar debates
• student parliment