Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Standpunt

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

in stand houden, beweren

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

houden, hebben

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

verdedigen, ondersteunen

to publicly support or recommend something

pleiten voor, aanbevelen

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

berekenen, inschatten

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

betwisten, twisten

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

generalizeren, een generalisatie maken

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

tegen iets ingaan, in strijd zijn met

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

inroepen, vermelden

to have a certain opinion regarding an issue

een standpunt innemen, opinie hebben

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

speculeren, melden

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

verschillen, oneens zijn

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

tegenspreken, ontkrachten

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

wedden, wedden dat

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

beoordeling, evaluatie

the act of claiming something or declaring something to be true

stelling, bewering

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

bias, voorkeursbehandeling

causing a lot of strong public disagreement or discussion

controversieel, betwist

an opposing argument or viewpoint that challenges an idea or theory

tegenargument, tegenstelling

used to introduce additional information

bovendien, verder

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

tegenwerken, wezenlijk verzet

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

bezwaar maken, tegenwerpen

having a tendency to do something

geneigd, neigend

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

gematigd, zachtzinnig

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

de mainstream, de hoofdstroming

disagreement among members of a group or society

verdeling, meningsverschil

a conclusion one reaches from the existing evidence or known facts

inferentie, afleiding

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

objectief, onpartijdig

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

subjectief, onderwerp

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

discutabel, betwistbaar

favorable or supportive in attitude or response

gunstig, ondersteunend

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

discussiabel, strijdbaar

intending to provoke thought or discussion

uitdagend, provocerend

opposing something strongly

vijandig, tegenstaande

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

consistentie, vasthoudendheid

negative feedback that highlights mistakes or areas for improvement

kritiek, negatieve feedback