An argumentative text is known as the writing in which, combining exposure and persuasion, it seeks to make certain ideas known and introduce them to the community. In general, the purpose of these is to defend or, well, attack certain ideas, always with the secondary objective of persuading the reader, if it is an antithesis, about the flaws of the theories to be refuted, while they They demonstrate the best facets and clear points about the position that one maintains with respect to certain subjects that it is desired to be accepted by a considerable number of people.
The argumentation in the text, in general, is accompanied by, as mentioned above, the exposition of the subject. In this way, the receiver of the information can be given a broad vision of what he is consulting, clarifying the arguments that are for and against such an idea. Added to this is the need for persuasion on the part of the author; For this, a large number of methods are used, the favorites being those in which much more importance is given to the arguments in favor. However, this may give way to the prevalence of internal perceptions, so the interpretation of the information would no longer be objective.
According to the reasoning, there are three types of arguments given: reasoning by analogy, in which the similarities between two objects or people is established, in order to deduce what would be valid for one and the other; reasoning by generalization, that is, one in which, taking other cases, a similar thesis is applied to a new one; sign reasoning, in which symbols are used to describe certain situations; reasoning by cause, one in which two facts are related, with the reason to support the thesis.
