Arguments are Propositions or claims where the wrier or rhetor takes a position for (pro) or against an issue, a problem, or a action. An example: is
A. Cell phones should be banned in public schools, for students are tempted to play games and become distracted.
B. Cell phones are needed and should not be banned. during shootings, tornadoes, and emergencies.
The writer states his/her belief in one sentence that is logical, concise, brief, and well supported with salient and expert evidence.
Analyze two pathways; define your problems. Avoid fallacies. Watch For heated language, deceptive, mixed
language
Arguments opposite; or con; antagonist in drama the anti-hero or the character that is against the hero, and the protagonist is the hero.)