{"id":237,"date":"2021-03-30T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=237"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:54:53","slug":"introduction-to-breaking-down-and-building-up-an-argument","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/chapter\/introduction-to-breaking-down-and-building-up-an-argument\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Breaking Down and Building Up an Argument","rendered":"Introduction to Breaking Down and Building Up an Argument"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_2668\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2668\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/22175307\/hardware-3509891_640-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Various internal computer parts and a hand with a screwdriver\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/> One of the best ways to learn how a machine works is to take it apart. Academic arguments are no different.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nArguments are multifaceted and are made of multiple parts, and it\u2019s important to be aware of those parts when breaking down (or analyzing) another writer\u2019s argument and also when building up (or creating) your own argument.\u00a0 This section will give you more information about those parts so you can be more aware of them.\u00a0 Reading critically requires you to consider the form of argument used by others so you can then respond strategically in your own argument.\r\n\r\nAlso, when building up your own argument, you\u2019ll read articles and books, research data, and find lots of pertinent information.\u00a0 This section gives your suggestions for ways to organize that material into an argument through synthesis, or bringing together pieces to make something new.\u00a0 Bringing together this researched material with your own ideas will create something new -- your argument!","rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2668\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2668\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2668\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/22175307\/hardware-3509891_640-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Various internal computer parts and a hand with a screwdriver\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the best ways to learn how a machine works is to take it apart. 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