IX. Phrase each principal statement in the discussion so that it will read as a reason for the truth or the falsity of the proposition.
X. Phrase each subordinate statement in the discussion so that it will read as a reason for the truth of the statement to which it is subordinate. The connectives to be used are: as, because, for, and since.
XI. Make no unsupported statements unless they are generally admitted to be true.
XII. After all evidence state in parentheses the source from which it came.
XIII. Phrase refutation so that the argument to be answered is clearly stated.
RULE FOR THE CONCLUSION.
XIV. Put into the conclusion a summary of the essential points established in the discussion.
MODEL BRIEF.
Resolved, That immigration to the United States should be further restricted by an educational test.