ARGUMENTS

A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

Example: "It was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

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

Example: "They were involved in a violent argument"

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

Example: "The argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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

Example: "The editor added the argument to the poem"

(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

Example: "I can't follow your line of reasoning"