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Table 9 Types of claims with high frequency

From: An empirical study of claims and qualifiers in ESL students’ argumentative writing based on Toulmin model

Type

Patterns

Number

The average score of the corresponding composition

Type1

QW + C

22

11.09

Type2

QS + C

14

9.5

Type3

QS + QW + C

13

9.08

Type4

QW + C + QS

12

10.17

Type5

QS + QS + C

8

9.75

Type6

QW + C1 + C2

7

10.42