Argument I Violent Extra Examples Noun ˈɑːɡjumənt ˈɑːrɡjumənt

• to win/lose an argument
• after some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
• she got into an argument with the teacher.
• he was killed during a violent argument over money.

argument

1. a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily
• to win/lose an argument
• After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
• She got into an argument with the teacher.
• He was killed during a violent argument over money.
• We had an argument with the waiter about the bill.
• Jack was always the one who settled arguments between us.

Extra Examples

• He felt offended by the suggestion, and a violent argument ensued.
• I don't want to get into an argument with her.
• I had a big argument with my mother this morning.
• I was determined to win the argument.
• The argument over decentralization will probably continue forever.
• We had an argument about what we should buy.
• He was able to see both sides of the argument.
2. a reason or set of reasons that somebody uses to show that something is true or correct
• SEE ALSO closing argument
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/closing-argument
• a strong/convincing/compelling argument
• to advance/present an argument
• Having heard both sides of the argument, the court will make a decision.
• Her main argument was a moral one.
• There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
• The author makes a compelling argument for the use of hydrogen as a fuel.
• What are the arguments in favour of change?
• The judge rejected the defence argument that the evidence was too old to be relevant.

Extra Examples

• His argument was that public spending must be reduced.
• the language used to frame the legal arguments
• There is a very good argument for increasing spending on education.
• the arguments against increasing taxes
• This argument is developed further in the next chapter.
• Their argument sounds plausible but is it really valid?
• The government's argument is always based on how much such a plan would cost.
• The company dismissed his arguments as alarmist.
• She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.
• I'll briefly address each argument.
• I can see no flaw in your argument.
• He put forward some very convincing arguments.
• Do you have any evidence to support your argument?
• Centralized government, so the argument goes, is too far removed from the problems of ordinary citizens.
• As I see it, his argument boils down to a combination of two basic points.
3. the act of disagreeing in a conversation or discussion using a reason or set of reasons
• Let's assume for the sake of argument (= in order to discuss the problem) that we can't start till March.

Extra Examples

• There is room for argument about precise figures.
• I can see a few problems with this line of argument.
• The proposals were accepted without further argument.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.