Argument Analysis

• 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.