Argument

In a recent argument that I had, I was arguing with my sister saying that running track isn’t actually a sport. The issue was simply that I thought of track as more of an activity while my sister thought of it as an actual sport, in the same class as say basketball or football. What I was trying to achieve was to get my point across on how I thought track wasn’t actually a sport and rather just something that people could do in their free time. In order to achieve this, I had to present my reasons to her, explaining why I thought that track shouldn’t be put into the same class as most “sports,” such as basketball and football.

The way that I argued this point is my usual style of argument in most cases. I usually like to come up with a few reasons on why I might be right. However besides just doing that, I like to think of possible things that could be said from the opposing view so that I already have something planned to say once, and if they might present those points. I believe my parents and the rest of my family have played a huge part in the way I argue. My parents always like to prove a point, and my dad especially always has to get the last word into an argument. I also have a few lawyers in my family that argue for a living, so whenever I see them, there’s always an argument over the littlest of things, so there’s plenty of time to practice arguing.

What I like best about the way that I argue is that I usually do it the conventional way in that I present my argument, followed by a few supporting facts to try and convince people to believe my side of the dispute. Although this usually works, there are definitely ways that I can improve the way that I argue. Most of the time I don’t even bother listening to the other side of an argument and just feel that my side is the one that’s right, even if that might not necessarily be the case. I