Out of Class, Toulmin Model Reading

Toulmin’s model provides a working logic for a rhetorical argument. The basic model has three elements: a claim, data, and a warrant. The claim is the conclusion of the argument. The data is evidence for the claim. The warrant links the data and claim. For a more complex argument, Toulmin created a more detailed model which adds three more elements: qualifier, reservation, and backing. The qualifier shows that probabilistic nature of the claim. The reservation shows conditions in which the warrant does not apply. The backing supports the warrant. Toulmin’s model helps support the argument. Although this reading clearly states each element of the model, it seems like it can be difficult to decide which part of your argument fits with each element of the model. I am unsure whether to write the argument first and then fit it with the model, or write my model to fit the model.