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Toulmin Argument Analysis
Hi Lindsay,

I completely agree with you when you mentioned how people do not utilize a Toulmin argument as much because a lot of people do not have strong opinions on topics anymore or at least they do not express it. When I was making my response to this prompt and had to find an example of where people use the Toulmin argument format I had some trouble. Your explanation helped to answer my problem.
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