"Response to Writing an Argument"

Response Reading:
Writing an Argument
Before I read this article about “Writing an Argument”, the word “argument” in my vocabulary is different from what the article states. When I do hear the word, I visualize two people screaming at each other. There are some who love to argue all the time just to prove a point regardless if their right or wrong. There are few people if any that have never been in an argument. You can argue the right way or the wrong way.
What this article states is that writing an argument is a type of writing to persuade the reader to accept the position on the issue that writer is writing about. Before the writer can do this, lot of research needs to be done to gather all the facts to prove a point behind his belief.
For example, if I were to say that skydiving is safe, I would have to prove that it is safe, and that driving to work could be more dangerous. I would have to persuade the readers that skydiving is a lot safer than most sports. It’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. Just like the cars that we drive around every day, they are equipped with airbags which make them safer. Parachutes are equipped with safety devices which make them safe.
The point of the argument is not to be right or wrong nor is it to win or lose. The point of an argument is to provide more information and persuade your audience to believe what you are saying. In my example above, an argument would include all the safety devices, training requirements and regulations that result in skydiving being a safe activity. I would include statistics and compare and compare them with other activities such as skiing, white-water rafting, driving cars and riding bicycles. The objective of this argument would be to inform people with the facts to allow them to make an informed decision on whether or not to try skydiving.