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  • 121argument — To argue is to produce considerations designed to support a conclusion. An argument is either the process of doing this (in which sense an argument may be heated or protracted) or the product, i.e. the set of propositions adduced (the premises),… …

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  • 122argument*/*/*/ — [ˈɑːgjʊmənt] noun 1) [C] an angry disagreement between people Syn: quarrel The decision led to a heated argument (= extremely angry disagreement).[/ex] My girlfriend and I have had an argument.[/ex] Every time we visit my family, he gets into an… …

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  • 123argument — ar•gu•ment [[t]ˈɑr gyə mənt[/t]] n. 1) an oral disagreement; contention; altercation 2) a discussion involving differing points of view; debate 3) a process of reasoning; series of reasons 4) a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: a …

    From formal English to slang

  • 124argument from/to design —    The argument to or from design is one of the most popular arguments used by Christian philosophers to justify their belief in God or to persuade others of it. Although it dates back to Plato (and the pre Socratics) the first Christian use of… …

    Christian Philosophy

  • 125Argument from miracles — The argument from miracles is an argument for the existence of God relying on eyewitness testimony of the occurrence of miracles (usually taken to be physically impossible/extremely improbable events) to establish the active intervention of a… …

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  • 126Argument from marginal cases — The Argument from Marginal Cases is a philosophical argument regarding the moral status of animals. Its proponents hold that if animals do not have direct moral status due to their lack of rationality, then neither do other members of society… …

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  • 127Argument from illusion — The argument from illusion is an argument for the existence of sense data.When we observe a straight stick half submerged in water, it appears bent. This is an illusion. Seems the stick is not in fact bent, the bent stick that we are seeing is an …

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  • 128Argument (revue) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Argument. Argument est une revue d idées et de débat, publiée au Québec par les Presses de l Université Laval. Elle traite particulièrement de la politique, de la société et de l histoire. On compare souvent la… …

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