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Hammond, Michael and Charalampidi, Marina (2020) Should Britain leave the EU? An exploration of online argument through a Toulmin perspective. Italian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (1). doi:10.17471/2499-4324/1097 ISSN 2532-4632.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/1097
Abstract
The paper shows how a framework adapted from Toulmin (1958) was valuable in exploring the force of online argument in an educational setting. In past research of online discussions there has been a focus on interaction patterns at the expense of exploring questions of content. In seeking to address this imbalance, we used Toulmin’s key terms of claim, data, warrant, rebuttal and backing in an analysis of an educational network for young learners (13-18) in which a debate on whether Britain should leave the EU was carried out. Drawing on these key terms, a framework was constructed in order to categorise messages as: claims with no force; insufficient argument; constructed argument; forceful argument. This framework was used to unpack the claims and warrants put forward in the course of the debate. The paper shows that Toulmin’s approach can be adapted to provide a feasible and useful framework for assessing the force of argument within forums. However, it is recognised that there are also challenges and limitations in using such an approach.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Internet in education, Online chat groups | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Italian Journal of Educational Technology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2532-4632 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 15 April 2020 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 28 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.17471/2499-4324/1097 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 April 2019 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 24 April 2019 |
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