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Linguistics: BEAM

BEAM: A Rhetorical Vocabulary for Teaching Research-Based Writing by Joseph Bizup.

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B - background

Gale EBOOKS This link opens in a new window
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window

Encyclopedia Britannica

Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Sage Knowledge Reference This link opens in a new window

E - evidence

CloudSource Plus This link opens in a new window
Statista This link opens in a new window
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window

A - argument

Britannica ProCon

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window

Verify This

M - methods

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IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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The BEAM Method (4:39)