Toulmin Topic: Phantom Regimen v. Blue Devils

For my toulmin topic I am doing one regarding marching band. The Blue Devils and the Phantom Regimen are two outstanding professional bands. My claim for my topic is, The Blue Devils perform better than the Phantom Regimen. My reason is because they are nationally acclaimed, have become national champions more than once and based on survey, their drumline is better. The drumline in a marching band helps keep the band in time and is a big part of keeping a band together. Also, the Blue Devils have more incredible patterns where as the Phantom Regimen sticks to more simpler shapes. I got a coment that shared that the Blue Devils where cooler and, what was up with all the triangles in the Phantom Regimen? This shows that people realize that the Blue Devils have more complicated shapes and therefore must work harder. Also, by popular vote, the Blue Devils have cleaner marching which means that their lines will be better and they will perform a better show. This could possibly be due to the drumline's superiority as well. A good drumline will help the people in the corps stay together and therefore have cleaner marching. Also this year on August 14, 2010, the Blue Devils were announced as DCI champions. The Blue Devils obtiained a wonderful first place with a 98.9 point score while the Phantom Regimen obtained 6th place with 93.15 points. There were 10 competing bands. The Blue Devils also won both the semi finals and the quarter finals this year as well. Overall there is enough information to prove that the Blue Devils are superior to the Phantom Regimen.