Definition of argument

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Argument (n.) Proof; evidence.

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Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument..
Upset :: Upset (v. t.) To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument..
Cumulative :: Cumulative (a.) Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds..
Enounce :: Enounce (v. t.) To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument..
Justification :: "Justification (n.) The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification..
Powerful :: Powerful (a.) Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel..
Combat :: Combat (v. t.) To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist..
Argumentation :: Argumentation (n.) The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true..
Jesuitry :: Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
Motive :: Motive (a.) Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power..
Power :: Power (n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm..
Refute :: Refute (v. t.) To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant..
Interlocution :: Interlocution (n.) Hence, intermediate argument or discussion..
Gesture :: Gesture (n.) A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion..
Set-to :: Set-to (n.) A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like..
Line :: Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain..
Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument..
Weapon :: Weapon (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon..
Retort :: Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
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