Argument and Variation

Argument

Argument noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.

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Variation and argument are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Argument".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Argument and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

old	old argument	old variation
good	good argument	good variation
particular	particular argument	particular variation
similar	similar argument	similar variation
Other adjectives: common, nasty, popular, small, real, serious, little, main, minor, hilarious, occasional, different.

O'Reilly's lunar argument above is simply a variation of another version of this trope: the God of the Gaps argument.

Source: Appeal to Ignorance
Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a variation in Doppelgangland: Willow storms off after an argument with Buffy and Xander; but Buffy goes after her.

Source: Failed Dramatic Exit
You Say Tomato: Doug once got into an argument with Arthur when he asked for the "catsup" (which is an acceptable variation of "ketchup", just not to Doug).

Source: Series / The King of Queens

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