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ARGUMENTATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

Example:

I can't follow your line of reasoning

Synonyms:

argument; argumentation; line; line of reasoning; logical argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("argumentation" is a kind of...):

abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "argumentation"):

line of inquiry; line of questioning (an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument)

casuistry (argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading)

policy (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government)

Derivation:

argue (present reasons and arguments)

argue (give evidence of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

Example:

the argument over foreign aid goes on and on

Synonyms:

argument; argumentation; debate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("argumentation" is a kind of...):

discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "argumentation"):

logomachy (argument about words or the meaning of words)

Derivation:

argue (present reasons and arguments)

argue (give evidence of)

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