Writing is important. Putting words down on a paper is a skill that is important for success in the workplace, but only a few are good writers. Teaching argumentative writing means teaching both how to argue and how to write. It means there is research on how to conduct writing, teach argumentation, and how the two work together. In the past, this kind of writing was called "persuasive." "Argumentative writing" is what more recent research seems to like and uses the term instead of '"Persuasive." The word "argumentative" is thought of as a more general term, which is one reason why persuasion is one of the goals that argumentative writing could be aimed at. But argumentative writing can be used for many different things, like persuasion, analysis, collaborative problem-solving, and clear