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Table 2

Coding Scheme for Argumentative Moves

Argumentative Moves	Definitions	Examples
Position	Explicit assertion that one side of a two-sided debate is correct.	We’re supporting that pharaohs were oppressive and their actions were justified. (Debate question: Were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt oppressors or great leaders?)
Nonposition claim	An assertion that is not one of the two debate positions.	It was okay for pharaohs to be oppressive because if they were too stable they would have too much freedom. (Debate question: Were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt oppressors or great leaders?)
Opposition	Disagreement with or attack on a position, claim, opposition, or grounds of an argumentative move OR questions to challenge an opponent OR responses to such challenge questions.	But it was still wasteful because—Okay, so even if he did believe in an afterlife, he did not need all that jewels when he already had enough ( ) jewels on top of jewels. And he could have used that money—he could’ve used that money to actually help fix canals or improve them for people to get water from Nile River. (Claim: Pharaohs were not wasteful in getting so many jewels for the afterlife because they had religious beliefs that they actually needed these jewels.)
Supporting comment	Explicit agreement with another student’s argumentative move or grounds OR adding to, elaborating on, or repeating/reemphasizing what was previously said.	like let’s say, like he said, like—what did you say? Like if it rained and then it filled up and then there was a flood, like they will have food to store and—so yeah they’ll (live). They won’t starve to death. Like if they didn’t save it, they wouldn’t have food, or anything.

Argumentative Moves	Definitions	Examples
Position	Explicit assertion that one side of a two-sided debate is correct.	We’re supporting that pharaohs were oppressive and their actions were justified. (Debate question: Were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt oppressors or great leaders?)
Nonposition claim	An assertion that is not one of the two debate positions.	It was okay for pharaohs to be oppressive because if they were too stable they would have too much freedom. (Debate question: Were the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt oppressors or great leaders?)
Opposition	Disagreement with or attack on a position, claim, opposition, or grounds of an argumentative move OR questions to challenge an opponent OR responses to such challenge questions.	But it was still wasteful because—Okay, so even if he did believe in an afterlife, he did not need all that jewels when he already had enough ( ) jewels on top of jewels. And he could have used that money—he could’ve used that money to actually help fix canals or improve them for people to get water from Nile River. (Claim: Pharaohs were not wasteful in getting so many jewels for the afterlife because they had religious beliefs that they actually needed these jewels.)
Supporting comment	Explicit agreement with another student’s argumentative move or grounds OR adding to, elaborating on, or repeating/reemphasizing what was previously said.	like let’s say, like he said, like—what did you say? Like if it rained and then it filled up and then there was a flood, like they will have food to store and—so yeah they’ll (live). They won’t starve to death. Like if they didn’t save it, they wouldn’t have food, or anything.

Note: The codes for opposition and supporting comment are nearly identical to their counterparts in Clark and Sampson’s (2008) framework.