Vocabolario essenziale per il TOEFL - Punto di vista

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

mantenere

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

tenere

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

difendere

to publicly support or recommend something

sostenere

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

calcolare

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

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

generalizzare

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

andare contro

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

invoCARE

to have a certain opinion regarding an issue

prendere posizione

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

speculare

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

differire

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

contraddire

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

scommettere

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

valutazione

the act of claiming something or declaring something to be true

affermazione

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

pregiudizio

causing a lot of strong public disagreement or discussion

controverso

an opposing argument or viewpoint that challenges an idea or theory

controargomento

used to introduce additional information

inoltre

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

opporsi

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

obiettare

having a tendency to do something

inclinato

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

moderato

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

il mainstream

disagreement among members of a group or society

divisione

a conclusion one reaches from the existing evidence or known facts

inferenza

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

oggettivo

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

soggettivo

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

controverso

favorable or supportive in attitude or response

favorable

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

argomentativo

causing disagreement or competition

sfidante

opposing something strongly

ostile

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

coerenza

remarks that express disapproval of someone or something based on their errors or flaws

critica