Structural uses of argument are designed to teach
students about the components of a sound argument
and subsequently the reasoning processes common
in science. Structural strategies begin with explicit
instruction in argument, after which, students are
asked to apply the argument structure in a variety of
contexts (both science and social). One example can
be found in the materials from the Ideas, Evidence
and Argument in Science Project (Osborne, Erduran,
and Simon 2004), in which students are taught seven
components of argument