Thesaurus: argument

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1. n. Proof; evidence.
2. n. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
3. n. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
4. n. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
5. n. Matter for question; business in hand.
6. n. The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
7. n. The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
8. v. i. To make an argument; to argue.
9. n. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
10. n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
11. n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
12. n. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie