Bart Stewart -- Elements of a Sound Argument

T H E E L E M E N T S O F A

A well-constructed argument meets four criteria:

Relevance:	Its individual assertions are relevant to the subject under discussion.
Acceptibility:	Its assertions are acceptable to those involved in the discussion.
Sufficiency:	Its assertions are together sufficient to support the stated conclusion.
Rebuttal:	It directly addresses the strongest counterarguments.