Essay on debate about testing

i am currently stuck on this essay.
for my english class, we have to write a 5-6 page inductive, deductive, or toulmin model argument on the debate about testing.

i have no ideas about how to get the essay started and which inductive, deductive, or toulmin model argument to use.

plus, which inductive, deductive, or toulmin model argument is easier to use?

Greetings!

Sometimes it's easier just to pick one, than to spend a lot of time trying to figure out which one is going to be the easiest. :-) You don't say what type of testing you'll be writing about--standardized testing in schools? testing drugs or cosmetics on animals? HIV tests for couples getting married? random drug testing in schools or work places? If I knew what type of testing, I might--possibly--be better able to tell you which argument would be easier; however, it depends a lot on you, as well, so what I think is easier might not be for you, and vice versa. To me, policy arguments or cause/effect would be easier to argue than value, judgment or interpretation. I find the specificity of the Toulmin model easier to "fill in the blank," as it were, than trying to deal with the "major premise" and "minor premise" of the inductive and deductive reasoning models. Whichever one you choose, the "getting started" part will be your argument in a nutshell; in the Toulmin model, either the "data" or the "claim," one following the other.

I hope this helps get you started!

Thanks,

Sarah, EssayForum.com

it doesn't it does matter what type of testing it is.

i was thinking about writing on standardized testing.

Greetings!

Yes, that would be a good topic, as standardized testing is actually fairly controversial these days. You could start with an argument that standardized testing either is, or is not, a valuable tool for measuring the progress of students and schools, then use data to support the side of the argument that you have chosen. Feel free to post your rough draft here if you'd like some editing tips.

Thanks,

Sarah, EssayForum.com