> He argues that America has more science than anywhere else, but is more religious than comparable first world countries. That's making two statements, not ar

> He argues that America has more science than anywhere else, but is more religious than comparable first world countries. That's making two statements, not arguing that those two things show the points in the title. Maybe those two things are an accident? Maybe they're unrelated to the conclusions. To make an argument they'd have to argue why they support those conclusions.