Argument and Discourse

Argument

Argument noun - An exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue.

Usage example: the president of the Senate has allotted a week for the argument of the treaty

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Discourse and argument are semantically related. in debate topic. In some cases you can use "Discourse" instead a noun "Argument".

Discourse noun - Talking or a talk between two or more people.

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Argument and discourse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Discourse".

Nearby Words: discoursed, discoursing

rational	rational argument	rational discourse
long	long argument	long discourse
common	common argument	common discourse
public	public argument	public discourse
Other adjectives: reasonable, actual, real, huge, political, lengthy, previous, philosophical, theological.

Under his people's Blue and Orange Morality, insults and blustering argument are a form of polite discourse.

Source: Bar Brawl
Last but not least, Discourse leads to the argument minigame that is the game's selling point.

Source: Dialogue Tree
Out of those, Discourse starts the verbal argument minigame, while Chatter will have the other character automatically say whatever they want to talk about.

Source: Video Game / Last Word

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