In Class: Whats an Argument?

Before listening to our class discussion and reading the first chapter in our book i defined an argument as soemthing that has two distinct sides. Throughout higschool, I debated, so that concept of an argument was drilled into my head. I believed that it was definitely not an argument if it didnt have two sides. Now i have learned that an argument can truly be just about anything. The book tells us that from what I wear, to the way i style my hair, all the way down to what i chose to eat this morning, makes an argument about myself. This is a hard concept for me to grasp. The section that spoke about the "purpose of argument" was also intersting because, before reading, i belived that the only reason that one mgiht argue was to win someone over. Now i know that are many other types of argumentsm an inviational argument, for example, is desgined to not win people over, but rather to invite them in. other arguments are simply there to inform or to make a statement. This new definintion of argument has already tought me that there is more to arguing than "pro" and "con".