@DeliaCanDoIt! I believe that an argument being “unsupported” doesn’t have to mean it has no support, just that the support it does have is very weak, likely relying on unreasonable assumptions. In other words, the information provided isn’t sufficient to draw an inference. The Dalmatian argument is a great example of this - as stated by jenko14, there is still an attempt to persuade here, with a premise and a conclusion. The aim and the definition have been satisfied, so all that’s left is for there to be support. “Dalmatians have spots” is a premise attempting to support the conclusion, and although it doesn’t do a very good job at it, I would still consider your example an argument because it adheres to the fundamental makeup of one, with all three elements present.
@DeliaCanDoIt! I believe that an argument being “unsupported” doesn’t have to mean it has no support, just that the support it does have is very weak, likely relying on unreasonable assumptions. In other words, the information provided isn’t sufficient to draw an inference. The Dalmatian argument is a great example of this - as stated by jenko14, there is still an attempt to persuade here, with a premise and a conclusion. The aim and the definition have been satisfied, so all that’s left is for there to be support. “Dalmatians have spots” is a premise attempting to support the conclusion, and although it doesn’t do a very good job at it, I would still consider your example an argument because it adheres to the fundamental makeup of one, with all three elements present.