Lesson 3 Prompt: Why and how is argument both a process and a product?

An argument is a process by which individuals support justifications for conflicting views on something in an effort to resolve a difference of opinion. Support must be provided rationally and clearly so that there is a possibility that the argument may be resolved. These conditions show that an argument is a process by which each party involved demonstrates clearly their opinion and the reasons to support this opinion. This process must be present for an argument to occur. The argument then becomes a product of the competing parties who are championing their cause. Each side brings to the argument their own opinion and support for that cause and the difference of opinion between them allows for an argument. An argument cannot occur without these competing opinions. It is these stipulations that allow for a fight to evolve into an argument.