Argument vs. Evidence

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.

Evidencenoun

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

Evidencenoun

(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

Evidencenoun

One who bears witness.

Evidencenoun

A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

Evidenceverb

(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

Evidencenoun

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.

Evidencenoun

One who bears witness.

Evidencenoun

That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; - the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.

Evidenceverb

To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.

Evidencenoun

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief;

Evidencenoun

an indication that makes something evident;

Evidencenoun

(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

Evidenceverb

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes;

Evidenceverb

provide evidence for;

Evidenceverb

give evidence;

Evidence

Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true.