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argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument |
| Type of | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning |
| Has types | policy, casuistry, line of questioning, line of inquiry |
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | statement |
| Type of | evidence |
| Has types | proof, adducing, case, clincher, con, counterargument, determiner, determining factor, last word, pro, specious argument |
| Derivation | argue |
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true.
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | argumentation, debate |
| Type of | word, discussion, give-and-take |
| Has types | logomachy |
| Derivation | argue |
the argument over foreign aid goes on and on.
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | literary argument |
| Type of | sum-up, summary |
the editor added the argument to the poem.
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arguing, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
| Type of | difference, conflict, dispute, difference of opinion |
| Has types | fight, sparring, polemic, argy-bargy, argle-bargle, firestorm |
| Derivation | argue |
they were involved in a violent argument.
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | parameter |
| Type of | value, computer address, reference, address |
argument::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | variable quantity, variable |
Examples of argument
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The argument here is that Amazon could change things down the road as necessary.
From the techcrunch.com
Many people have made the argument that health care is a privilege, not a right.
From the omaha.com
Witnesses said a heated argument broke out at the club while Williams was there.
From the denverpost.com
Conservatives actually are dividing into three camps in the argument over Egypt.
From the online.wsj.com
A current military official at Guantanamo suggested that that argument was fair.
From the washingtonpost.com
It is an argument that discounts considerations of American sacrifice and honor.
From the online.wsj.com
The whole liberal argument is that Goldman Sachs is not like those other things.
From the economist.com
I used to make an argument at home all the time in favor of mobile connectivity.
From the forbes.com
I also do think personally the tax and spending clause argument is a strong one.
From the forbes.com
- A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
- Controversy: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
- A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
- A summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
- In logic, an argument is a set of one or more meaningful declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the premises along with another meaningful declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the conclusion. ...
- In mathematics, arg is a function operating on complex numbers (visualised as a flat plane). It gives the angle between the line joining the point to the origin and the positive real axis, shown as in figure 1 opposite, known as an argument of the point (that is, the angle between the half- ...
- In computer programming, a parameter is a special kind of variable, used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided as input to the subroutine. . These pieces of data are called arguments. ...
