An example of a situation when I have taken an argumentative stance is when I was talking to my daughter about the ridiculous gas prices. She told me she had heard the views of some media figures about the gas prices being high because of foreign oil and the unrest in the middle east. She believes the reason our forces are stationed in the middle eastern countries is because the United States is dependent on foreign oil and in order to get the oil the United State needs, those countries are being regulated by the United States military.
I took and argumentative stance by asking, is the United States dependent on foreign oil or does the US have enough oil to be self sustaining? Is there a substantial amount of oil in Alaska? Does the price of gas go up because the US oil companies see the unrest in the Middle East and see it as a way to increase their revenue?
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