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An 'argument' is a statement (premise) or group of statements (premises) offered in support of another statement (conclusion). Argument may refer to:

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General types of argument
Specific arguments
Mathematics, science and linguistics
Other
General types of argument


Argument form, a method of logically analyzing sentences

Argument map, a method of displaying an informal argument

Argumentation theory, the science and theory of civil debates

deductive argument, if valid, the conclusion follows by necessity

inductive argument, if strong, the conclusion is, at best, probably true

★ "Informal argument", in Informal logic is one presented in ordinary language

logical argument, a demonstration of a proof, or using logical reasoning for persuasion

oral argument, a verbal presentation to a judge by a lawyer

heuristic argument, a proof or demonstration relying on experimental results, or one which is not fully rigorous
Specific arguments


ontological argument, a proof by intuition or reason for the existence of God

political argument, the use of logic rather than propaganda in promoting political ideas

practical arguments, the structure of a persuasive argument

doublespeak argument, the use of misleading or irrelevant reasoning by one side during a debate

javelin argument, a cosmological reasoning about the infinite size of the universe
Mathematics, science and linguistics


★ In mathematics, science (including computer science), linguistics and engineering, an 'argument' is, generally speaking, an independent variable or input to a function.

complex argument, the angular component φ of a complex number represented in polar coordinates

argument principle, a theorem in complex analysis about meromorphic functions inside and on a closed contour

diagonal argument, a type of proof over an infinite domain, used to identify the cardinal class of the real numbers

probabilistic argument, any proof using probability theory

argument (computer science), an input to a subprogram or subroutine

verb argument, a phrase in a sentence that qualifies a verb

Default argument, an actual parameter to a program that is used when no other actual parameter is provided
Other


★ ''The Argument'', a 2001 album by Fugazi

argument (literature), the brief summary at the beginning of a section of a poem

grand argument story, a type of story that is intended to be conceptually complete

Distinction without a difference

The Argument Sketch, from Monty Python's Flying Circus

Toulmin Model, the model of an argument

Argumentative, a type of evidentiary objection to a question for a witness during a trial

Ercüment is a name in Turkish.

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