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How to sign: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
"the argument over foreign aid goes on and on";
Similiar / Same: argumentation, debate
Categories: discussion, give-and-take, word
How to sign: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true";
Similiar / Same: statement
Categories: evidence
Within this category: adducing, case, clincher, con, counterargument, last word, pro, proof, specious argument
How to sign: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument";
Similiar / Same: controversy, contestation, disceptation, arguing, contention, disputation, tilt
Categories: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
Within this category: argy-bargy, fight, firestorm, polemic, sparring