Summary Pg 269-284

In pages two-hundred and sixty-nine through two-hundred and eighty-four in Everyone's An Author, by Lundsford, Ede, and others, the authors address the part that arguments play in our lives and spell out the components that should be reviewed in analyzing one. The first chapter, The Role of Argument, explains that arguments are everywhere. They can be found in places and situations you would never think of, and are diverse in their tactics to convince the recipient. they may be thought of as deceptive in some cases, but the text makes it clear that the discernment between fact and façade is the audiences responsibility. This describes one way argument is involved in our lives. Some of the other reasons for argument are to explore, understand, and inform. It is also necessary in making choices by yourself or with other people.To have a successful argument in any of these cases, the authors points out, one must always be conscious of who they are writing to. Everyone wants to be heard. Arguments sensitive to the their audience and written by people who know how to argue will be.
In the second section of the reading, the statement of three key questions instructs the reader on how to interpret arguments: Who's arguing - and where do they come from? What's at stake? What's the claim? The first tells the reader to decipher what authority the arguer has on the subject and where they and are from. Additionally, it suggests that the reader audience takes a look at the medium the debater is using for their argument. In response to the second question, the authors ask four more questions: What are the facts? How can the issue be defined? How much does it matter? What actions should be taken as a result? All of these together can be the means of analyzing an argument's accuracy. Lastly, the claim is a statement that can provoke arguments, meaning, it is not steady fact and can be negotiated. Though this is true, the author makes it clear that it is not solely based on opinion. It is important in all cases that the claim is clear, whether it is directly stated or not.