argumentation

CEFRC1

/ˌɑːɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of giving reasons to support an idea.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An exchange of arguments

Examples

  • The philosopher presented a clear line of argumentation in his paper.

  • It's not enough for argumentation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɑːɡjʊ-/
  • /ˌɑɹɡju-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.

  2. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.

More examples

In context

  • Their argumentation continued long into the night.

  • His chain of argumentation is flawed.

  • An argumentation framework has an obvious representation as a directed graph where nodes are arguments and edges are drawn from attacking to attacked arguments.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.