<span>change people's points of view or persuade them to accept new points of viewpersuade people to a particular action or new behavior</span>
Because people don't always agree on what is right or reasonable, appropriately constructed argument helps us arrive at what is fair or true. It is used to settle disputes and discover the truth. Instructors assign argumentative writing so students can learn to examine their own and other’s ideas in a careful, methodical way. Argument teaches us how to evaluate conflicting claims and judge evidence and methods of investigation. Argument helps us learn to clarify our thoughts and articulate them honestly and accurately and to consider the ideas of others in a respectful and critical manner.
English scientist; he invented the dynamo—a machine that generated electricity. His invention eventually led to today's electrical generators. Which then led to telephones because telephones needed electricity to function
