argument (nom)
Sens 1 : a reason given in proof or
rebuttal. [source : MW]
Contextes :
- The basic argument of the knowledge-is-power hypothesis is that domain
knowledge is the primary determinant of success in cognitive endeavors,
whereas ‘‘basic’’ cognitive abilities play a less important role.
- Specifically I disagree with the argument that post-imperial changes
in land tenure were responses to the demands of land hungry and
disappropriated Bulgarophone Christians.
- The form of the xi(r) must be obtained self-consistently by
generalizing the argument used in Sec.
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Sens 2 : discourse intended to persuade. [source : MW]Contextes :
- Their argument was well constructed, and in the end, proved
successful.
- Assuming for the moment that the reader accepts the general outlines
of our argument thus far, s/he might still object that we are overstating
the importance of global trade during these centuries.
- To conclude the argument, we claim that _FORMULE_ is the supply curve
according to Definition 1.
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Sens 3 : the act or process of arguing:
argumentation. [source : MW]Contextes :
- The next step in the argument is to compare the CM patterns produced
by Hadza butchers with those found on bones at FLK Zinj.
- Even assuming, for the purposes of argument, that all the episodes of
destruction advanced by Freidel and Schuler are correctly interpreted as
resulting from conflict, they are all focused on royal buildings or
monuments-exactly how we would expect internal factional conflict to
manifest itself.
- With the proposed expansion of the single commission's activities to
include human rights, the debate shifted from an argument about retaining
separate commissions for race and disability to a discussion about whether
to retain separate representational structures for these grounds within a
single, over-arching commission.
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Sens 4 : a coherent series of statements leading from a premise
to a conclusion. [source : MW]Contextes :
- As a result, the plaintiff would receive an arbitrary amount
contingent upon the timing of the closing of oral arguments.
- An argument consists of one or more premises and a conclusion, such
that the premises give support as to the truth or acceptability of the
conclusion (Juthe, 2005).
- Perhaps the most well known argument in this group is Huntington's
clash of civilizations thesis (1993, 1996).