Saturday, January 22, 2011

Arguments

An argument is not merely two people yelling at each other trying to get their points across. To me an argument is where two or more people simply discuss the topic on hand and try to be somewhat persuasive so that the other person will understand what is being said. Yelling back and forth or contradicting the other person is what an argument is not. A person can be talking loudly, but not saying anything at the same time. I feel that an argument should consist of logical and well thought out ideas that enable both parties to be understood and taken seriously.

2 comments:

  1. It's true, what we call "arguments" are usually not arguments because they don't follow the structure of premises followed by a conclusion.

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  2. I agree. We often confuse abuse with argument.

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