In the seventh chapter, Weston points out that in most cases, when a person is trying to investigate a topic, mere short arguments won’t suffice. He would have to delve into the intricacy of the topic and for doing the same, it generally better to start with the issue itself rather than a pre-assumed position. Doctrinaire adherence to a position might make a researcher blind to counter arguments. Even if he does begins with a stance, which acts as the hypothesis, it is important to remember that there is not necessarily a right or a wrong hypothesis, but a strong or a weak one.