Some observations today at Silver Lake...
3. St. James Academy made a statement. For all of those out there that questioned them being ranked so high in 5A, think again.
Statements such as this are why I hold you in such low regard. You are attempting to validate your own opinion.
And . . . what is wrong with that? Whose opinion should he be attempting to validate? Isn't that a standard part of argumentation?
Premise, premise, premise . . .
THEREFORE . . .
ANSWER . . . (or, an inductive opinion - if a deductive argument cannot be attained as is often the case).