CONSTRUCTING AN ARGUMENT

Taking a Stand

Fact

There is a big Walmart in Victoria There are laws against gay marriage in

the US Students pay tuition fees

Opinion

Walmart is evil The laws against gay marriage are

wrong Students pay too much money for tuition

Argument

We should (or should not) boycott Walmart

The laws in the US against Gay marriage should be changed (or strengthened).

Tuition fees should be abolished.

A Good Argument presents a Call to Action

Therefore, A Good Argument Applies to a context beyond the

individual Suggests that Something is at Stake Challenges accepted notions of thought

or behavior Invokes criteria common to everyone as

a basis for choice

You will also need to

Appeal to Values Include a refutation Avoid logical fallacies