Instructions: In part one of this phase, provide evidence to support your position that
was stated in the thesis and apply decision-making models. Examine and evaluate real events
and/or case studies that support your position and thesis statement. Provide at least four
supporting evidence/claims. In the second part of this phase provide at least two
counterevidence/claims towards your position.
Supporting Evidence/Claims
Evidence/Claim One
Topic Sentence. Provide a clear topic sentence-state your reason that supports your
thesis.
Introduction of Evidence/State evidence. Introduce the first supporting evidence of
your thesis in one sentence. What supporting evidence (reasons, examples, facts, statistics, case
studies, and/or quotations) can you include to prove/support/explain your topic sentence?
Explain Evidence. How should the audience read or interpret the evidence you are
providing us? How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?
Can be opinion based and is often at least a paragraph.
Evidence/Claim Two
Topic Sentence. Provide a clear topic sentence-state your reason that supports your
thesis.
Introduction of Evidence/State evidence. Introduce the first supporting evidence of
your thesis in one sentence. What supporting evidence (reasons, examples, facts, statistics, case
studies, and/or quotations) can you include to prove/support/explain your topic sentence?
Explain Evidence. How should the audience read or interpret the evidence you are
providing us? How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?
Can be opinion based and is often at least a paragraph.
Evidence/Claim Three
Topic Sentence. Provide a clear topic sentence-state your reason that supports your
thesis.
Introduction of Evidence/State evidence. Introduce the first supporting evidence of
your thesis in one sentence. What supporting evidence (reasons, examples, facts, statistics, case
studies, and/or quotations) can you include to prove/support/explain your topic sentence?
Explain Evidence. How should the audience read or interpret the evidence you are
providing us? How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?
Can be opinion based and is often at least a paragraph.
Evidence/Claim Four
Topic Sentence. Provide a clear topic sentence-state your reason that supports your
thesis.
Introduction of Evidence/State evidence.
Introduce the first supporting evidence of your thesis in one sentence.
What supporting evidence (reasons, examples, facts, statistics, case studies, and/or
quotations) can you include to prove/support/explain your topic sentence?
Explain Evidence. How should the audience read or interpret the evidence you are
providing us? How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?
Can be opinion based and is often at least a paragraph.
Note: Supporting your argument.
With using Facts, Statistics, Quotes, or Examples do not confuse facts with truths. A
“truth” is an idea believed by many people. Also, do not let facts/stats/quotes/examples take
the place of your opinion. These are supplementary, meaning they support and DO NOT
TAKE THE PLACE OF your argument, however, you still need to use them.
Counterevidence/Claims
Most ethical issues have positions for both sides (for or against), Choose two supporting
evidence/claims and provide counterevidence/claims that opposes or disproves those claims. You
can generate counterevidence/claims by asking yourself what someone who disagrees with you
might say about each of the points you’ve made about your position. Once you have found some
counterevidence/claims, consider how you will respond to them–will you concede that the
evidence/claims have a point but explain why your audience should nonetheless accept your
position? Will you reject the counterevidence/claims and explain why it is mistaken? Either way,
you will want to leave your audience with a sense that your position is stronger than the
opposing position.
Counterevidence/claim One
• Summarize the evidence/claims and provide supporting information for the
evidence claims
• Refute the counterevidence/claims
• Provide evidence
Counterevidence/claim Two
• Summarize the evidence/claims and provide supporting information for the
evidence claims
• Refute the counterevidence/claims
• Provide evidence
