Argument Map Structure Template

The shape every motion map follows: claims, the mechanisms and assumptions they rely on, the evidence and counterevidence that bear on them, the impacts they lead to, the values that make those impacts matter, and the weighing that compares them.

Illustrative example — hypothetical data.This map shows structure only. Its text explains each element’s role and is not research content.

React Flow

Inspect a node

Select any box to read its explanation, see its sources and follow the arguments it supports or attacks. Drag to pan; pinch, Ctrl + scroll or the buttons in the corner zoom.

Node types

Claim— What a side asserts.
Mechanism— How the claimed effect happens.
Evidence— Material that supports a step; linked to sources.
Assumption— What must be true for the reasoning to work.
Counterevidence— Material that challenges a step. Dashed outline.
Rebuttal— A response to an attack.
Impact— The consequence that follows.
Value— Why the consequence matters.
Weighing— How competing impacts are compared.

Relationships

supports— Makes the target more likely or more important.
challenges— Weakens or attacks the target.
depends on— Only works if the target is true.
qualifies— Limits the scope or strength of the target.
leads to— Causes or produces the target.
justifies— Explains why the target matters morally.
conflicts with— The two cannot both be fully honoured.

Lines labelled “(across sides)” connect a Proposition element to an Opposition element: these are the points where the two cases directly clash.