1. Constructing an Argument Taking a Stand

2. Fact There is a big Walmart in Victoria There are laws against gay marriage in the US Students pay tuition fees

3. Opinion Walmart is evil The laws against gay marriage are wrong Students pay too much money for tuition

4. Argument We should (or should not) boycott Walmart The laws in the US against Gay marriage should be changed (or strengthened). Tuition fees should be abolished.

5. A Good Argument presents a Call to Action

6. Therefore, A Good Argument Applies to a context beyond the individual Suggests that Something is at Stake Challenges accepted notions of thought or behavior Invokes criteria common to everyone as a basis for choice

7. You will also need to Appeal to Values Include a refutation Avoid logical fallacies