Five Categories of Claims

Expansion of Islamic Fundamentalism

1. Claim of Fact

Islamic Fundamentalism is Expanding

2. Claim of Definition

Islamic Fundamentalism is a growing threat to democracy.

3. Claim of Cause

Moderate ideals of Islamic Fundamentalism has been around since the creation of the Islamic religion itself.  Aggression and the threat Islamic extremism proposes has been apparent since the Cold War era Palestine Israeli wars and Iran Hostage Crisis.

4. Claim of Value

Islamic Fundamentalism is unethical.

5. Claim of Policy

Awareness should be spread about the difference between the religion of Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism, along with dispelling stereotypes around the Islamic faith to show Islamic Fundamentalism is not part of the religion.