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 # Building an argument #
-An argument supports a thesis. An argument is a lot like a building. In fact it is a lot like the Parthenon of Ancient Athens! The thesis statement is the roof, visible for miles around. The building is made from the raw material of facts that you have discovered through reading on your topic. But a building also has a design. Raw material does not hold up a roof by itself. It needs an architect to design a strong structure.((I told you this was Greek stuff. This is an instance of hylomorphism, or the principle that everything consists of both matter and form. Thanks, Aristotle!))
+An argument supports a thesis. An argument is a lot like a building. In fact it is a lot like the Parthenon of ancient Athens! The thesis statement is the roof, visible for miles around. The building is made from the raw material of facts that you have discovered through reading on your topic. But a building also has a design. Raw material does not hold up a roof by itself. It needs an architect to design a strong structure.((I told you this was Greek stuff. This is an instance of hylomorphism, or the principle that everything consists of both matter and form. Thanks, Aristotle!))
 ## The Parthenon ##