Arguing and Debate

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Arguing noun - A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.

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Debate is a synonym for arguing in discuss topic. In some cases you can use "Debate" instead the word "Arguing" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: argue, argument, argued, arguable

Debate noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

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Arguing is a synonym for debate. You can use "Arguing" instead a noun "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Hypocrite: Jeremy Simmons, the opposing debate team captain arguing that "Man is inherently... good" is a colossal douche who starts mocking Annie over her pill addiction & resorts to the above mentioned Batman Gambit when he realises he can't win the debate by actually, y'know, debating.

Source: Recap / Community S1 E09: Debate 109
While Dennis and Margaret are arguing over the merits of men over women and vice-versa, they start to debate on how babies are made.

Source: Film / Dennis the Menace
After Razza spectacularly botches a debate out of spite she sweetly comments that it was hard to tell which side he was arguing for.

Source: Little Miss Snarker

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