Definition of argument

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Argument (n.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction..

Lern More About Argument

Base :: Base (n.) To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon..
Respond :: Respond (v. i.) To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument..
Inapplicable :: Inapplicable (a.) Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case..
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Proceed :: Proceed (v. i.) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument..
Reasoning :: Reasoning (n.) That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument.
Incoherency :: Incoherency (n.) Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc..
Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent..
Invulnerable :: Invulnerable (a.) Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or convinced; as, an invulnerable argument..
Thesis :: Thesis (n.) A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument..
Corner :: Corner (v. t.) To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument..
Convincible :: Convincible (a.) Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument; refutable.
Answer :: Answer (n.) To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to..
Specious :: Specious (a.) Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument..
Coherent :: Coherent (a.) Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse..
Chop-logic :: Chop-logic (n.) One who bandies words or is very argumentative.
Corroboration :: Corroboration (n.) The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation; as, the corroboration of an argument, or of information..
Apagoge :: Apagoge (n.) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
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..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress..
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