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Being able to give a make a clear, well supported, logical and balanced argument is critical to being successful in TOK. This is a key element of both the TOK presentation and essay so we will be doing various exercises to develop and practice this skill both orally and in your writing.


 * Socratic Seminar - a method of class discussion which requires you to thoughtfully consider your point of view, respect the views of others and justify your ideas with evidence and reference to prior reading.

[|Socratic Seminar]


 * [|Argumentative essay writing]


 * Create Argument diagrams - Identify the premises (claims) and conclusion. Do the premises logically lead to the conclusion? Are there assumptions being made? Logical fallacies?