Argument
Argument noun - An idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate.
Usage example: it's my argument that we have too many problems here on earth to concern ourselves with manned trips to Mars
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Proposition is a synonym for argument in subject topic. In some cases you can use "Proposition" instead a noun "Argument", when it comes to topics like dissertation.
Proposition
Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Argument is a synonym for proposition in theory topic. Sometimes you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Proposition", if it concerns topics such as subject, dissertation.
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An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
- Of course, a proposition may fallaciously be declared correct due to an argument against it fallaciously declaring it incorrect due to a particular argument for it being fallacious, thus committing the Fallacy Fallacy Fallacy.
Source: Fallacy Fallacy - This is largely because of all the Anvilicious episodes that basically turned the show into a cleaner South Park, lampooning current issues with ham-fisted attempts to show the writer's side of the argument (the episode "Proposition Infinity," an obvious Expy for gay rights, comes to mind).
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