| argument | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| ~ evidence | an indication that makes something evident.; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" |
| ~ proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| ~ counterargument | an argument offered in opposition to another argument. |
| ~ pro | an argument in favor of a proposal. |
| ~ con | an argument opposed to a proposal. |
| ~ case | a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| ~ clincher, determiner, determining factor | an argument that is conclusive. |
| ~ adducing | citing as evidence or proof. |
| ~ last word | the final statement in a verbal argument.; "she always gets the last word" |
| ~ specious argument | an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious. |
| n. (communication) | 2. arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
| ~ difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important.; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" |
| ~ argle-bargle, argy-bargy | a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument. |
| ~ firestorm | an outburst of controversy.; "the incident triggered a political firestorm" |
| ~ sparring | an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage. |
| ~ polemic | a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma). |
| ~ fight | an intense verbal dispute.; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" |
| n. (communication) | 3. argument, argumentation, debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal.; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" |
| ~ give-and-take, discussion, word | an exchange of views on some topic.; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" |
| ~ logomachy | argument about words or the meaning of words. |
| n. (communication) | 4. argument, literary argument | a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie.; "the editor added the argument to the poem" |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| n. (communication) | 5. argument, parameter | (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program. |
| ~ value | a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ address, computer address, reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. argument | a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable. |
| ~ variable quantity, variable | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning.; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" |
| ~ abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical. |
| ~ line of inquiry, line of questioning | an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument. |
| ~ casuistry | argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading. |
| ~ policy | a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government.; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" |
| argue | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ re-argue | argue again.; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ expostulate | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion. |
| ~ defend, fend for, support | argue or speak in defense of.; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| v. (communication) | 2. argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
| ~ stickle | dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points). |
| ~ spar | fight verbally.; "They were sparring all night" |
| ~ bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, niggle, quibble | argue over petty things.; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
| ~ altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute, scrap | have a disagreement over something.; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" |
| ~ oppose | be against; express opposition to.; "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| ~ disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| ~ converse, discourse | carry on a conversation. |
| v. (communication) | 3. argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| refute | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. rebut, refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof.; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" |
| ~ repudiate, disown, renounce | cast off.; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" |
| ~ controvert, contradict, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ answer | give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument).; "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. controvert, rebut, refute | prove to be false or incorrect. |
| ~ confute, disprove | prove to be false.; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
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