ARGUMENTATION Synonyms

• a point asserted as part of an argument

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

• the act of competing as for profit or a prize

• of or relating to or employing dialectic

• any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

• a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction

• extended verbal expression in speech or writing

• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• carry on a conversation

• talk at length and formally about a topic

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• an exchange of views on some topic

• the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

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

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

• argument about words or the meaning of words

• a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)

• a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

• of or involving dispute or controversy

• thinking that is coherent and logical

• endowed with the capacity to reason

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

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

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

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

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

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

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning