Argument
Argument noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Usage example: gave a solid argument for the redeeming value of the shockingly violent movie
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Synonyms for Argument
Explanation is a synonym for argument in defence topic. In some cases you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Argument", when it comes to topics like evidence.
Explanation
Explanation noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
Usage example: when questioned by authorities, the students were at a loss for an explanation for their senseless vandalism
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Synonyms for Explanation
Argument is a synonym for explanation in evidence topic. You can use "Argument" instead a noun "Explanation", if it concerns topics such as defence.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reasoning and argument
- reasoning and explanation
- motive and argument
- motive and explanation
- reason and argument
- reason and explanation
- excuse and argument
- excuse and explanation
- case and argument
- case and explanation
- cause and argument
- cause and explanation
- thesis and argument
- thesis and explanation
How words are described
| rational | rational argument | rational explanation |
| good | good argument | good explanation |
| full | full argument | full explanation |
| best | best argument | best explanation |
| Other adjectives: long, better, similar, usual, common, brief, short, original, reasonable, valid, popular, logical, actual, real, little, decent, plausible, different, lengthy. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Ad Hoc ("To This") reasoning is where someone fails to understand that there is a difference between argument and explanation.
Source: Ad Hoc - If we're trying to establish the truth of B, then "A because B" is not an argument, it's an explanation.
Source: Ad Hoc -
Fantastic Comedy: At least at first, the argument could be made that the fantastic things are all in Alice's head — but as the strip goes on, too many of the fantastic story plots get integrated in the real world for this explanation to make complete sense.
Source: Webcomic / Alice
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