| Main Entry: | argumentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | presentation of argument |
Synonyms: |
argument, case, debate, discussion, disputation, line of reasoning |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effort to convince; presentation of support |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, expostulation, grounds, line of reasoning, logic, plea, pleading, polemic, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, remonstration |
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion of issues; consideration |
Synonyms: |
agitation, altercation, argument, argumentation, blah-blah, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, controverting, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation, mooting, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement |
| Main Entry: | dialectic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | logic, reasoning |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, contention, debate, deduction, discussion, disputation, forensic, logical argument, mooting, persuasion, polemics, question-and-answer method, ratiocination |
| Notes: | a dialect is geographical or social variety of speech, whereas dialectic is a form of reasoning or argumentation that focuses on resolving contradictions |
| Main Entry: | discussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk with another |
Synonyms: |
altercation, analysis, argument, argumentation, canvass, colloquy, confabulation, conference, consideration, consultation, contention, controversy, conversation, debate, deliberation, dialogue, discourse, disputation, dispute, dissertation, examination, exchange, excursus, groupthink, huddle, interview, meet, meeting, powwow, quarrel, review, scrutiny, symposium, ventilation, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | disputation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | controversy |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, debate, dialectic, dispute, dissension, forensic, mooting, polemics |
Antonyms: |
harmony |
| Main Entry: | dissertation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholarly thesis |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, commentary, critique, discourse, disputation, disquisition, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, tractate, treatise |
| Main Entry: | logic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | science of reasoning |
Synonyms: |
antithesis and synthesis, argumentation, coherence, connection, course of thought, deduction, dialectic, good sense, induction, inference, linkage, philosophy, ratiocination, rationale, relationship, sanity, sense, sound judgment, syllogism, syllogistics, thesis, train of thought |
Antonyms: |
unreasonableness |
| Main Entry: | reason |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental analysis |
Synonyms: |
acumen, apprehension, argumentation, bounds, brain*, brains, comprehension, deduction, dialectics, discernment, generalization, induction, inference, intellect, intellection, judgment, limits, logic, lucidity, marbles, mentality, mind, moderation, propriety, ratiocination, rationalism, rationality, rationalization, reasonableness, reasoning, saneness, sanity, sense, senses, sensibleness, sound mind, soundness, speculation, understanding, wisdom, wit |
| Main Entry: | thesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written dissertation |
Synonyms: |
argument, argumentation, composition, discourse, disquisition, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, monography, paper, research, theme, tractate, treatise |