Writing Arguments
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  • Unit 1: An Introduction to College Writing
    • Academic Writing
    • Writing for Others
    • Being Disconnected
    • Types of Assignments
  • Unit 2: An Academic Mindset
    • Analysis
    • Common Knowledge
    • Burden of Proof
    • Evidence
    • Writing to Learn
  • Unit 3: Building a Basic Argument
    • Primary Claim
    • Supporting Claim
    • Background Statements
    • Elaborations
    • Concessions
  • Unit 4: Common Arguments
    • Arguments of Definition
    • Claims of Fact
    • Claims of Value
    • Claims of Policy
  • Unit 5: Invention Strategies
    • Parallel Case
    • Rebuttal
    • Synthesis
    • Treatment
  • Unit 6: Common Flawed Arguments
    • Agenticity
    • Hasty Generalization
    • False Correlation
    • Enumeration Error
    • Arguing from Anecdote
  • Unit 7: Beyond the First Draft
    • Stalling Out
    • Serial Questioning
    • Revision
    • Editing
  • Special: Argumentation and Debate

Unit 4:

Common Arguments

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The types of arguments that college students will encounter can seem endless. Nearly everyone has a different way of categorizing arguments and their types. However, the basic argumentative types included here should be loose and general enough to give most students a sense of where to start with an assignment or writing project.
Arguments of Definition
Claims of Fact
Claims of Value
Claims of Policy
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