Vocabulaire Essentiel pour le TOEFL - Point de Vue

to firmly and persistently express an opinion, belief, or statement as true and valid

soutenir

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

juger, estimer, considérer, maintenir

to support someone or try to justify an action, plan, etc.

défendre

to publicly support or recommend something

préconiser, recommander, prôner

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

estimer, évaluer

to argue with someone, particularly over the ownership of something, facts, etc.

disputer

to draw a general conclusion based on specific cases that can be irrelevant to other situations

généraliser

to disagree with or not fit well with a specific rule, concept, or standard

contrarier, s'opposer à

to mention someone or something of prominence as a support or reason for an argument or action

invoquer

to have a certain opinion regarding an issue

se positionner, avoir une opinion

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

spéculer

to disagree with someone or to hold different opinions, viewpoints, or beliefs

ne pas être d’accord

to disagree with someone, particularly by asserting the opposite of their statement

démentir, être en contradiction avec

to express confidence or certainty in something happening or being the case

parier, parier que

the act of judging or evaluating someone or something carefully based on specific standards or principles

évaluation

the act of claiming something or declaring something to be true

affirmation

a behavior that favors a particular perspective, ideology, or outcom, often resulting in unfair judgment of someone or something

parti pris, penchant pour, attirance pour

causing a lot of strong public disagreement or discussion

controversé, discutable

an opposing argument or viewpoint that challenges an idea or theory

argument contraire

used to introduce additional information

de plus, en outre

to strongly disagree with a policy, plan, idea, etc. and try to prevent or change it

s’opposer à

to give a fact or an opinion as a reason against something

émettre une objection

having a tendency to do something

enclin à, susceptible

(of a person or ideology) not extreme or radical and considered reasonable by a majority of people

modéré

the opinions, activities, or methods that are considered normal because they are accepted by a majority of people

courant principal, opinion majoritaire

disagreement among members of a group or society

division, séparation

a conclusion one reaches from the existing evidence or known facts

déduction, inférence

based only on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or judgments

objectif

based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions rather than facts

subjectif, personnel

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

discutable, contestable

favorable or supportive in attitude or response

affirmatif

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

argumentatif

intending to provoke thought or discussion

provocateur, défiant

opposing something strongly

hostile

the quality of always acting or being the same way, or having the same opinions or standards

cohérence, homogénéité

negative feedback that highlights mistakes or areas for improvement

critique