- The claim, or thesis, is that the responsible citizen should oppose school prayer.
- The premises include
- Permitting school is the same as endorsing religion.
- Religion is dangerous
- Religion has spawned numerous wars throughout history
- Religion continues to sow the seeds of discontent and destruction in Northern Ireland and the Middle East.
- Religion divides people by emphasizing their differences rather than their similarities.
- Religion breeds intolerance of people of opposed views.
- In this argument analysis, the argument appears to be valid because all of the premises lead to the conclusion.
- This argument is not sound because there is not enough support to prove that all of the premises are all valid.
