Definition of argument

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Argument (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it..

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Argumentative :: Argumentative (a.) Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse..
Hazy :: Hazy (n.) Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect..
Test :: Test (v. t.) To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument..
Former :: Former (a.) Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument..
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..
Frivolous :: Frivolous (a.) Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument..
Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.
Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument..
Inflential :: Inflential (a.) Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc..
Datum :: Datum (n.) Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Argumental :: Argumental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative..
Pleading :: Pleading (n.) The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments..
Prove :: Prove (v. t.) To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause..
Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
Recapitulation :: Recapitulation (n.) The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude..
Inartificial :: Inartificial (a.) Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural; simple; artless; as, an inartificial argument; an inartificial character..
Recapitulate :: Recapitulate (v. t.) To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize..
Reargument :: Reargument (n.) An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court..
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