Rules
- If an argument has no support, then it cannot have a closure
- A conclusion cannot be used as the last reason
- A fact must include a baseline
- The connection words (that go along with a baseline) must be written in the first person
- An opinion cannot include a baseline
- An argument can be supported with other arguments or a description (but not both)
- An argument cannot support itself
- In the outline, every child viewpoint must support its parent
- An argument must have more than one supporting reason
- Arguments must exclude any “believing” or "agreeing" language
- Arguments must be written in the third person
- The Connector Sentence Must Use Sentence Case with Punctuation
- The Connector Sentence Must Have the Same Meaning as the Argument
- The rewritten headline should be written with syntax to fit the argument in which it’s being used
- The Title Must Be a Statement
- The headline tense must support it as a stand-alone argument
- The headline must be clear enough to work as a stand-alone argument
- The headline must be title case with no period
- Arguments must be written in the third person
- Arguments must have a point
- A fact cannot be supported by an opinion
- Viewpoints must be tagged as either a fact or opinion