When considering fundamental issues of language, such as meaning and communication, it is the most fundamental element of arguments, yet more fundamental than propositions, inferences and conclusions. We cannot make sense of an argument without being able to understand the language, meaning, and purpose of what is being communicated in the first place. Communication occurs when we use language to cause or prevent action. Language can also be used to communicate feelings and emotions. Such expressions may or may not be intended to elicit reactions from others, but when emotional language appears in an argument, the goal is to evoke similar feelings in others in order to convince them to agree with the conclusion of the argument. Ghose affirms the importance of language and its use for communication: “language is the development of the fundamental form of communication between human beings and in a society” (Ghose, 2004,