Arguments

Friday's class really opened my eyes to how complex an argument can be. If all components of a single argument do not correlate, the argument will be deemed invalid. I have always gone along thinking arguments and opinions are generally the same thing (only arguments are executed in a harsher tone). However, in class I learned that a good argument takes a hell of a lot more than just a mere articulation of an opinion. An argument requires an opinion as a solid foundation. Upon this opinion, one must have relative statistics or observations and even sometimes facts to back it up. Once all of these relative factors are mixed together, they ideally lead to a conclusion that results in ones opinion. I now know that an opinion alone is just a fraction of an argument.