Argumentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɚvə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːɡjuːməntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːɡjuːməntˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɚvə/.

Examples

the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
I can't follow your line of reasoning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

line line of reasoning logical argument argument debate

Parts of Speech

noun	a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
noun	a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning “I can't follow your line of reasoning”

Word Forms

argue	verb	present reasons and arguments
debate	verb	have an argument about something

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

argumentación

una discusión en la que se presentan razones a favor y en contra de alguna proposición o propuesta

🇮🇹Italian

argomentazione

una discussione in cui vengono avanzate ragioni a favore e contro qualche proposizione o proposta

🇳🇱Dutch

argumentatie

een discussie waarin redenen worden aangevoerd voor en tegen een voorstel of voorstel

🇵🇹Portuguese

argumentação

uma discussão na qual são apresentadas razões a favor e contra alguma proposição ou proposta

🇷🇺Russian

аргументация

дискуссия, в которой выдвигаются доводы за и против какого-либо утверждения или предложения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तर्क

एक चर्चा जिसमें किसी प्रस्ताव या प्रस्ताव के पक्ष और विपक्ष में कारण बताए जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

তর্ক

একটি আলোচনা যেখানে কারণগুলি কিছু প্রস্তাব বা প্রস্তাবের পক্ষে এবং বিপক্ষে অগ্রসর হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாதம்

சில முன்மொழிவு அல்லது முன்மொழிவுக்கு எதிராகவும் எதிராகவும் காரணங்கள் முன்வைக்கப்பட்ட விவாதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాదన

కొన్ని ప్రతిపాదనలు లేదా ప్రతిపాదనలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా మరియు వ్యతిరేకంగా కారణాలను వివరించే చర్చ

🇮🇳Marathi

युक्तिवाद

एक चर्चा ज्यामध्ये काही प्रस्ताव किंवा प्रस्तावाच्या बाजूने आणि विरुद्ध कारणे प्रगत आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

દલીલ

એક ચર્ચા જેમાં અમુક પ્રસ્તાવ અથવા દરખાસ્ત માટે અને તેની વિરુદ્ધ કારણો આગળ વધ્યા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾದ

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಕಾರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿಡುವ ಚರ್ಚೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാദം

ചില നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങൾക്കോ നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങൾക്കോ എതിരായി കാരണങ്ങൾ മുന്നോട്ട് വയ്ക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲੀਲ

ਇੱਕ ਚਰਚਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਲਈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਕਾਰਨ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلیل

ایک بحث جس میں کسی تجویز یا تجویز کے حق میں اور اس کے خلاف وجوہات پیش کی جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

论证

提出赞成或反对某些主张或建议的理由的讨论

🇯🇵Japanese

議論

何らかの命題や提案に賛成または反対の理由が述べられる議論

🇰🇷Korean

입론

일부 제안이나 제안에 대한 찬반 이유를 제시하는 토론

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tranh luận

một cuộc thảo luận trong đó các lý do được đưa ra ủng hộ và phản đối một số đề xuất hoặc đề xuất

🇹🇭Thai

การโต้แย้ง

การอภิปรายซึ่งมีเหตุผลที่ก้าวหน้าและคัดค้านข้อเสนอหรือข้อเสนอบางข้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

argumentasi

sebuah diskusi di mana alasan dikemukakan untuk mendukung dan menentang beberapa proposisi atau proposal

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalo

isang talakayan kung saan isinusulong ang mga dahilan para sa at laban sa ilang panukala o panukala

🇲🇾Malay

penghujahan

perbincangan di mana alasan dikemukakan untuk dan menentang beberapa cadangan atau cadangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحجة

مناقشة يتم فيها تقديم الأسباب المؤيدة والمعارضة لبعض الاقتراحات أو الاقتراحات

🇮🇷Persian

استدلال

بحثی که در آن دلایل موافق و مخالف برخی گزاره یا پیشنهاد ارائه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tartışma

bazı öneri veya tekliflerin lehinde ve aleyhinde nedenlerin ileri sürüldüğü bir tartışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַנמָקָה

דיון בו מועלות סיבות בעד ונגד הצעה או הצעה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'argumentation' is 'a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal'.

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'argumentation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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