Words Related to Opinion and Argument

Words Related to Opinion and Argument - Making an Argument 1

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Here you will learn some English words related to making an argument, such as "claim", "carry", and "aporia".
chink in {one's} armorphrase

‌a weakness in someone's character or argument that can be used against them

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ad hominemadjective

(of an argument) directed against a person and not their point of view

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a link in the chainphrase

one of the steps, stages, or points involved in a process or argument

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ammunitionnoun

a set of facts or information that can be used to win an argument against someone or to criticize them

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anywayadverb

used to introduce a statement that confirms or supports a previous point

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apologianoun

a formal written defense used to justify one's beliefs or opinions

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aporianoun

a situation in which a theory or argument cannot be true because two or more parts of it are contradictory

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arguableadjective

(of an ideology or opinion) not certain and could be backed up by facts and reasons

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arguablyadverb

used when giving an opinion one believes could be supported by providing reasons for it

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to argueverb

to provide reasons when saying something is the case, particularly to persuade others that one is right

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argument
argumentnoun

a reason or sets of reasons presented to show the correctness or falsehood of an action or idea

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argumentationnoun

the process or action of logical reasoning for persuading others

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argumentative
argumentativeadjective

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

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a stick to beat someone withphrase

something that can be used as a basis for criticism or punishment of someone

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at the same timephrase

used to introduce a second fact that must be taken into account

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to belabor the pointphrase

to keep repeating or stressing an idea, argument, etc., especially when it is unnecessary

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to [be] on (firm|solid) groundphrase

to be in a strong position in an argument due to having all the facts

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by extensionphrase

used for taking the situation or same line of argument one step further

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to carryverb

to persuade a group of people to accept one's arguments by winning their support or sympathy

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casenoun

a series of facts supporting a theory or an argument

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casuistrynoun

the practice of unsound reasoning and falsely arguing questions in a clever way

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circularadjective

(of an argument or a theory) involving an idea or statement to prove something that is then used to prove the statement itself

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circularitynoun

the fact of a theory or an argument continuously returning to the starting point, due to having a conclusion that has been assumed as a premise

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to claimverb

to say that something is the case without providing proof for it

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claimnoun

to declare or deem something true without any verification or proof, even though others might not approve

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to climb downverb

to move to a different opinion or to admit to one's mistakes

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clinchernoun

a fact, remark, or action that settles a dispute decisively

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to concedeverb

to reluctantly admit that something is true after denying it first

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to confuteverb

to disprove something or someone

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consistentlyadverb

in a way that is always the same

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to contendverb

to argue the truth of something

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corollarynoun

a thing that is the direct or natural result of another

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countnoun

a point argued or discussed

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counterargumentnoun

a set of arguments put forward to oppose an idea or theory

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counterexamplenoun

an example or a fact that refutes or contradicts a theory, hypothesis, or a proposition

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credibleadjective

able to be believed or relied on

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defensenoun

the case that is a combination of collected facts and adopted methods presented by or on the behalf of the accused party so that they would be granted a judgment of acquittal

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to defendverb

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

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defensibleadjective

capable of being easily supported by arguments or adequately justified by reasoning

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dialecticnoun

a method of uncovering the truth about something by comparing contradicting ideas and considering different theories

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dialecticaladjective

discovering the truth of ideas by logically discussing the opposite ideas

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to [drive] {sth} homephrase

to make something clear by emphasizing, or providing examples, proof, etc.

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evidencenoun

anything that proves the truth or validity of something, such as facts, objects, or signs

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to flattenverb

to thoroughly defeat someone in an argument, a contest, etc.

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to flesh outverb

to make something more clear by providing more details and information

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for a startphrase

used to introduce the first point in the series, especially in arguments or when stating one's opinions, reasons, etc.

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for startersphrase

used to state the first and foremost of a series of facts, opinions, questions etc., especially in an argument

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for that matteradverb

used to add a second statement to what one has just said

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furthermoreadverb

in addition to what has just been stated; besides

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