Definition of Argumentation

1. Noun. A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. "The argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

Exact synonyms: Argument, Debate
Generic synonyms: Discussion, Give-and-take, Word
Specialized synonyms: Logomachy
Derivative terms: Argue, Argue, Argue, Debate, Debate, Debate

2. Noun. A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning. "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

Definition of Argumentation

1. n. The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.

Definition of Argumentation

1. Noun. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions ¹

2. Noun. An exchange of arguments ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Argumentation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argumentation

argulus
argument
argument-form
argument-forms
argument ad hominem
argument form
argument forms
argument from design
argumenta
argumenta ad fidem
argumenta ad hominem
argumenta ad populum
argumenta ad verecundiam
argumentable
argumental
argumentation (current term)
argumentations
argumentative
argumentatively
argumentativeness
argumentive
argumentize
argumentized
argumentizes
argumentizing
argumentless
arguments
argumentum
argumentum ad Lazarum
argumentum ad etymologiam

Literary usage of Argumentation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"This makes argumentation an affair at once of attack and defense ... With the mere conviction of the intellect argumentation proper is concerned; when, ..."

2. Debaters' Manual by Edith M. Phelps (1922)
"argumentation is the art of persuading others to think or act in a definite way. It includes all writing and speaking which is persuasive in form. ..."

3. A Handbook of Public Speaking by John Dolman (1922)
"CHAPTER IX argumentation argumentation is the attempt to influence others ... Speeches which are devoid of everything except argumentation are perhaps not ..."

4. The Manual of the Art of Fiction: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by Clayton Meeker Hamilton (1918)
"argumentation; 2. Exposition; 3. Description; 4. Narration, the Natural Mood of ... argumentation, for its own sake, has no place in a work of fiction. ..."

5. Intercollegiate Debates edited by Paul Martin Pearson, Egbert Ray Nichols (1913)
"APPENDIX IV List of References on argumentation and Debate. ... The Essentials of argumentation, EJ MacEwan. (DC Heath & Co., Boston.) $1.12. ..."

6. The Art of Writing English: A Book for College Classes by Rollo Walter Brown, Nathaniel Waring Barnes (1913)
"In such cases, it may be seen at once, exposition performs the function of argumentation. Usually, however, when a person's understanding is interwoven with ..."

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