argument : Idioms & Phrases
Artificial arguments
(Rhet.) , arguments invented by the speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs. Johnson.
Webster 1913
literary argument
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noun a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
argument.
- the editor added the argument to the poem
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logical argument
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noun a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
argumentation; line; argument; line of reasoning.
- I can't follow your line of reasoning
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specious argument
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noun an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious
