Evaluating Arguments

In order to evaluate an argument you must determine the clarity, credibility, relevance, completeness and soundness of the argument. To understand the clarity of an argument you must ask yourself if the argument is clear and definite. To determine the credibility of an argument you must ask yourself if there is evidence that supports the argument made. In order to figure out if an argument has relevance to the subject you must understand how the stand of the subject flows into the conclusion of the argument. To make sure that the argument has completeness you must determine if every point is made and well argued. Lastly, in order to determine the soundness of an argument, one must determine if the grounds of the argument are true and if they support the closing statement. If these five steps are used, anyone can break down and diagram arguments, making it possible to evaluate them.