Argument vs. Controversy
Argumentnoun
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason .
Argumentnoun
A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
Argumentnoun
A process of reasoning.
Argumentnoun
A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
Argumentnoun
(mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
Argumentnoun
(mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
Argumentnoun
(programming) A value , or reference to a value, passed to a function.
Argumentnoun
(programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
Argumentnoun
(linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
Argumentnoun
(astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
Argumentnoun
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
Argumentnoun
Matter for question; business in hand.
Argumentverb
To put forward as an argument; to argue.
Argumentnoun
Proof; evidence.
Argumentnoun
A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
Argumentnoun
A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
Argumentnoun
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
Argumentnoun
Matter for question; business in hand.
Argumentnoun
The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
Argumentnoun
The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
Argumentverb
To make an argument; to argue.
Argumentnoun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
Argumentnoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
Argumentnoun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;
Argumentnoun
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie;
Argumentnoun
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
Argumentnoun
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one
Argumentnoun
a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory
Argumentnoun
an independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F(x₁, x₂), the arguments of the function F are x₁ and x₂, and the value is y.
Argumentnoun
another term for amplitude (sense 4)
Argumentnoun
any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
Argumentnoun
a summary of the subject matter of a book.
Argument
In logic and philosophy, an argument is a series of statements (in a natural language), called the premises or premisses (both spellings are acceptable), intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement, the conclusion. The logical form of an argument in a natural language can be represented in a symbolic formal language, and independently of natural language formally defined can be made in math and computer science.
Controversynoun
A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.
Controversynoun
Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.
Controversynoun
Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
Controversynoun
A suit in law or equity; a question of right.
Controversynoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
Controversynoun
prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion
Controversy
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – .
