Warrants in essays

In the Toulmin model of argument, a warrant is a general rule indicating the relevance of a claim.

A warrant is a general principal that serves as a bridge between your claim and your evidence; it explains how your evidence is both accurate and relevant to your claim. For example, if one were to claim: "John Jay College is the best place to study Criminal Justice because US News & World Report ranked it number 1 in that field."

Warrant. A warrant in the literary connotation is the connection between the claim and evidence in an argument. Warrants are used to convince the reader that the author's argument has validity by making the connection between the claim and the evidence. The argumentation model created by British logician, Stephen Toulmin is widely popular.

Warrant(noun) a writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing. Warrant(noun) a precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.