Arguments Aren’t What You Think They Are

My latest Praxis lesson talked about the actual prerequisites required to develop an argument and what an argument actually is. An argument is the idea that backs up a claim which is a determined side of an issue, you need both an issue and a claim to have an arugment. 

I can sometimes be argumentative, and for a while I was led to believe that this was mostly bad. This isn’t true at all, in fact -one could argue- you are making a claim if you aren’t stating an explanation, question, command, phrase, or pronouncement; and if you are making a claim you should therefore have an argument to back it up. 

Arguments are an important part of life and learning. In fact growing up and learning is about learning to get rid of old arguments. Arguing is about holding your own, and although it can get out of hand in many instances, it’s important to develop your claims to issues, and your arguments for those claims.