argument
争论,争吵,争执,论点
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Definitions
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- : an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
- : a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
- : a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
- : a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
- : an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
- : subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
- : an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
- : Mathematics. an independent variable of a function.Also called amplitude. the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates.Compare principal argument.
- : Computers. a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
- : Obsolete. evidence or proof.a matter of contention.
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Examples
Barr was explicit about setting the table for that argument in an interview with a Chicago Tribune columnist this week.
What was important for us was finding a solution that fit the customer behavior—that’s the key argument for moving users from an illegal website to a legal one.
A super PAC funded almost entirely by Illinois megadonor Richard Uihlein, Restoration has run a string of ads in the Midwest supporting local Republican candidates and making very different arguments against Joe Biden.
Murphy says that from October 2018 to March 2019, he, Nielsen, and other top DHS officials discussed how best to present their argument to Congress for building a wall on the southern border with Mexico.
You kind of need a case study to have a solid argument for an advertiser.
In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
I remember that after the movie, people were saying how depressing it was, and I started an argument with them.
Mehdi Bayati has been putting forward the same argument as my middle school teachers.
The argument now is how to limit certain types of plays that banks can make under certain circumstances.
The New York kingmaker who died Monday believed voters could actually handle a nuanced argument.
Many people when presented with the argument above, would settle it at once with the word "socialism."
"But I don't see what you can shoot with it," said Davy, feeling that he was somehow getting the worst of the argument.
That argument was not the one of least weight in the council in determining that our fleet should not sail against the enemy.
These brilliant results were arrived at after much clamour and argument and imposing procès verbal.
An argument took place in a coffee-house, between two men of taste, as to the best method of dressing a beefsteak.