Debate and Proof

Debate

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

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Proof and debate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proof" instead a noun "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Proof noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.

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Debate and proof are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a noun "Proof".

Nearby Words: proofed, proofing

full	full debate	full proof
best	best debate	best proof
common	common debate	common proof
friendly	friendly debate	friendly proof
Other adjectives: logical, actual, real, great, little, new, final, eternal, further, last, scientific.

Generally in a debate, the negative assumption is taken as the default; in other words, if there is not adequate proof given that something does happen, it will be taken that it does not.

Source: Shifting the Burden of Proof
These legends have inspired many similar folk songs and tales in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, though whether such a practice truly existed in these regions in ancient times is still up for debate, since there is little proof.

Source: Sealed Room in the Middle of Nowhere
However, what they don't realize is that he considered mentally handicapped Caucasians to be proof that non-white races were actually human beings, something that was a topic of much debate among white people then.

Source: Fair for Its Day

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