Main entry: argument, argumentation, logical argument, line, line of reasoning
Definition: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Usage: I can't follow your line of reasoning
Main entry: argument
Definition: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
Main entry: parameter, argument
Definition: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
Main entry: literary argument, argument
Definition: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
Usage: the editor added the argument to the poem
Main entry: statement, argument
Definition: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Usage: it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Main entry: debate, argument, argumentation
Definition: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Usage: the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
Main entry: arguing, argument, tilt, disceptation, disputation, contention, contestation, controversy
Definition: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Usage: they were involved in a violent argument