Chapter 1 (1-14-09)

As I read through the pages of chapter one I found myself very confused. I did not realize that everything was an argument! There were many different categories and subcategories of arguments which I could not differentiate. This chapter was very overpowering to my eyes, it did not waste anytime getting into the materials. I loved the pictures and examples throughout the chapter due to the fact that they were, indeed, helpful. Persuasion versus argument is a topic I have yet to distinguish but I did like the connection in the forensic argument (past) and how it related things to the present. This chapter is very updated which made it more easy to relate to the hot topics in society.
For some reason, I do not see everything as an argument. The book was thorough about explaining each individual argument but the reason I believe that I didnt understand the difference is due to me not seeing an argument in every single item in this world. Alot of the information about all the individual arguments I saw as rather facts or stories. I know deep down that one can make up an argument over everything but is it really worth it? Im the kind of person where I would rather accept a fact and move on instead of sit and think of an argument that could be made of a situation. Also, I didnt agree with the stasis or categorizing arguments.