In Class: How I Define an Argument

When I first began this class I believed an argument was only something someone was trying to argue their view point or position on. Whether it be who you thought was the most qualified candidate in the 2008 election or why your parents should let you have a later curfew. Now after reading the first chapter of Everything's an Argument I believe an argument is not only a cause to state your position or some belief you have but it also encompasses almost every text either written, spoken, or visual in our society. For example, I now believe that a person's choice of outfit in the morning can be an argument. Also another example that I thought was interesting from class was that a stop sign may be viewed as an argument which I had never thought of before it was mentioned. I can see how almost everything around me can now be argued that it is making an argument from reading the types and examples of arguments defined in the text.