What are Argument used for?Justification.

- to persuade
- to convince
- to give someone a reason for his/her belief or our belief.
     - to give someone a reason is not necessarily to convince them or persuade them or change their             belief.

Justification
- Showing someone a reason to believe the conclusion.
- justification tries to give good reasons.
- persuasion tries to change your belief or actions

Questions to ask:-

1)Is the arguer trying to change someone's mind?
    -if so then the purpose is persuasion.

2) Is the arguer trying to give some kind of reason to believe something?
     - if so then the purpose is justification.



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