Writing with Andrew | Linking Claims & Evidence | Connecting the Dots and Making Your Case @WritingwithAndrew | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
When you're writing an argument, it can be easy to assume that your readers will see the connections between your claims and supporting evidence as easily as you do, but that's a risky assumption. In this video, we discuss the importance of making explicit connections between claims and evidence by spending some time with an over-easy investigator solving a kidnapping case on the mean streets of Burkesburgh.
0:00 Introduction
1:55 Claims
3:16 Evidence
6:03 Linking Claims & Evidence
8:22 Review (and a New Mystery?)
When you're writing an argument, it can be easy to assume that your readers will see the connections between your claims and supporting evidence as easily as you do, but that's a risky assumption. In this video, we discuss the importance of making explicit connections between claims and evidence by spending some time with an over-easy investigator solving a kidnapping case on the mean streets of Burkesburgh.
0:00 Introduction
1:55 Claims
3:16 Evidence
6:03 Linking Claims & Evidence
8:22 Review (and a New Mystery?)
