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1. argumentnoun

   While the cause of any event, act, or fact, as commonly understood, is the power that makes it to be, the reason of or for it is the explanation given by the human mind; but reason is, in popular language, often used as equivalent to cause, especially in the sense of final cause. In the statement of any reasoning, the argument may be an entire syllogism, or the premises considered together apart from the conclusion, or in logical strictness the middle term only by which the particular conclusion is connected with the general statement. But when the reasoning is not in strict logical form, the middle term following the conclusion is called the reason; thus in the statement «All tyrants deserve death; Cæsar was a tyrant; Therefore Cæsar deserved death,» «Cæsar was a tyrant» would in the strictest sense be called the argument; but if we say «Cæsar deserved death because he was a tyrant,» the latter clause would be termed the reason. Compare CAUSE; REASON, v.; MIND; REASONING.

   Synonyms:
   account, aim, cause, consideration, design, end, end, ground, motive, object, principle, purpose, reason, reason

   Preposition:
   The reason of a thing that is to be explained; the reason for a thing that is to be done.

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1. argument, statementnoun

   a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

   «it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true»

   Synonyms:
   debate, instruction, disceptation, logical argument, argumentation, assertion, command, contention, financial statement, affirmation, tilt, controversy, disputation, line, contestation, arguing, program line, statement, literary argument, line of reasoning, parameter

2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun

   a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

   «they were involved in a violent argument»

   Synonyms:
   debate, disceptation, lean, list, rivalry, careen, inclination, sway, leaning, contention, line, rock, tilt, joust, controversy, competition, disputation, literary argument, contestation, line of reasoning, arguing, statement, argumentation, logical argument, public debate, parameter

3. argument, argumentation, debatenoun

   a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

   «the argument over foreign aid goes on and on»

   Synonyms:
   debate, disceptation, logical argument, argumentation, contention, tilt, controversy, disputation, line, contestation, arguing, statement, literary argument, line of reasoning, public debate, parameter

4. argument, literary argumentnoun

   a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

   «the editor added the argument to the poem»

   Synonyms:
   parameter, contestation, statement, line, literary argument, disceptation, line of reasoning, disputation, debate, contention, argumentation, arguing, logical argument, tilt, controversy

5. argument, parameternoun

   (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

   Synonyms:
   debate, disceptation, logical argument, argumentation, contention, parametric quantity, tilt, controversy, disputation, line, contestation, arguing, statement, literary argument, line of reasoning, parameter

6. argumentnoun

   a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

   Synonyms:
   parameter, contestation, statement, line, literary argument, disceptation, line of reasoning, disputation, debate, contention, argumentation, arguing, logical argument, tilt, controversy

7. argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, linenoun

   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»

   Synonyms:
   course, billet, short letter, statement, phone line, melodic phrase, argumentation, controversy, railway line, literary argument, product line, pedigree, parentage, melodic line, rail line, channel, tilt, business line, disceptation, debate, communication channel, job, contestation, line of products, cable, arguing, line of credit, occupation, credit line, blood line, personal line of credit, line of reasoning, pipeline, descent, demarcation, stemma, contention, bank line, agate line, parameter, line of work, contrast, dividing line, stock, business, crease, furrow, lineage, wrinkle, line of merchandise, note, origin, personal credit line, tune, disputation, line, line of descent, melody, telephone circuit, line of business, air, bloodline, transmission line, strain, telephone line, seam, crinkle, production line, subscriber line, ancestry, blood, logical argument, assembly line

Matched Categories

1. • Discussion
   • Evidence
   • Reasoning
   • Reference
   • Summary
   • Value
   • Variable

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1. argumentnoun

   Synonyms:
   reason, reasoning, chain of reasoning, process of reasoning

2. argumentnoun

   Synonyms:
   controversy, dispute, disputation, discussion

3. argumentnoun

   Synonyms:
   subject, topic, matter, theme, thesis, question, subject-matter, matter in hand

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1. List of paraphrases for «argument»:

   arguments, reasoning, contention, argumentation, controversy, polemic, thesis, point, dispute, pleadings, altercation, rationale, claim, case, discussion, assertion, plea, debate, reason, justification

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1. Roger Bootle:

   The campaign against joining the euro was clear that we should be in the single market, but outside of the euro, they are now rewriting history because it is the only argument they have.

2. Joseph Owens:

   I think there’s a very good argument that the answer is no, it’s not a lawful order.

3. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   When you look at the poll numbers of Hilary Clinton — they’ve dropped. Unfavorable is pretty high because people say they don’t trust her, they don’t trust her because what they found out about the server and everything else. Would you ever have found that out had you not gathered the information from Benghazi Select Committee? So if we really want to be able to show what this Planned Parenthood has done … have the select committee get all the information, all the hearings. Win the argument to win the vote.

4. Ricardo Ismael:

   There may be no legal arguments to sustain such a drastic measure, but so far it is the strongest argument the opposition has so far.

5. Brad Cook:

   You need a pretty convincing argument to deprive somebody of their place on the ballot.

• حجةArabic
• дискусия, аргумент, довод, спорBulgarian
• arguzennoù, arguz, arguzoù, tabut, arguzenn, tabutoùBreton
• argument, argumentació, disputaCatalan, Valencian
• argument, hádkaCzech
• Streitgespräch, Diskussion, Argument, Streit, ArgumentationGerman
• όρισμα, επιχείρημα, καβγάςGreek
• bronca, pelea, riña, argumento, discusión, argumentaciónSpanish
• استدلالPersian
• väittely, perustelu, riita, argumenttiFinnish
• argumentation, querelle, argumentFrench
• aighneasIrish
• connsachadh, connspaidScottish Gaelic
• טענה, טיעון, ארגומנט, ויכוחHebrew
• बिबादHindi
• վիճաբանություն, վեճ, արգումենտ, կռվան, փաստարկArmenian
• argomento, argomentazione, discussioneItalian
• 引数, 論争Japanese
• قڕه‌بڕ, شه‌ڕه‌قسه‌Kurdish
• далилдөө, негизделүү, тартыш, дискуссия, ыспат, айтыш, негиздөө, аргумент, талаш, жыйынтык, негиз, далил, жүйөKyrgyz
• argumentatio, argumentumLatin
• arguments, argumentācija, neatkarīgais mainīgaisLatvian
• argument, betoog, ruzieDutch
• saadtahNavajo, Navaho
• argumentacja, kłótnia, argumentPolish
• discussão, argumento, argumentaçãoPortuguese
• contraargumentare, argument, ceartă, disputăRomanian
• обоснование, аргумент, спорRussian
• spor, prepirSlovene
• argumentAlbanian
• diskussion, dispyt, argument, gräl, argumentationSwedish
• வாதம்Tamil
• వాగ్వాదము, విభేదించుTelugu
• savunma, ispatlama, genlik, hüccet, akıl yürütme, argument, kanıt, değişken, münakaşa, sav, tartışma, delilTurkish
• lý lẽ, lí lẽVietnamese

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