Build
Argument Builder
What are you trying to defend? State the claim, then structure the case around it.
Claim
What are you trying to defend?
Premises
The steps the conclusion depends on.
Supporting Evidence
Philosophical, historical, biblical, scientific.
Assumptions
What must be true for this to work?
Definitions
Terms that must be pinned down.
Objections
The strongest pushback.
Responses
Your answer to each objection.
Sources
Never fabricate citations.
Conclusion
What actually follows — and what does not.