argumentation

Noun

1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
   • Synonyms
     • argument
     • debate
   • Less specific
     • discussion
     • give-and-take
     • word
   • More specific
     • logomachy
   • Related
     • argue
     • contend
     • debate
     • fence
     • debate
     • deliberate
     • debate
     • argue
     • reason
     • argue
     • indicate
     • argue
     • reason
2. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; “I can’t follow your line of reasoning”
   • Synonyms
     • logical argument
     • argument
     • line of reasoning
     • line
   • Less specific
     • reasoning
     • logical thinking
     • abstract thought
   • More specific
     • line of inquiry
     • line of questioning
     • casuistry
     • policy
   • Related
     • argue
     • reason
     • argue
     • indicate

The following are the words that are in the New Word Project:

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The definition for this word taken from the Terminology app, which is based on the Princeton University’s WordNet lexical database. If you are interested in how I created this resource and how I add new words to it, you can see my blog post Title of Blog Post.