as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
the matter is not subject to argumentation; my decision is final
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Recent Examples of argumentation
The names come and go — Gutenberg, Edison, Marconi, Berners-Lee — but the core inquiry remains the same: Are the tools of argumentation to be let alone or supervised by busybodies?
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The Editors, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024
Here the book enters into a speculative moment of argumentation.
—Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2017
In the decade after Du Bois’ address, however, a second stage of modern argumentation about human groups emerged, one that placed a much greater emphasis on culture.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
At the crossroads of many civilizations, in India diverse traditions have come into contact with each other and a spirit of debate and argumentation has arisen.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024
Here the book enters into a speculative moment of argumentation.
—Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2017
In the decade after Du Bois’ address, however, a second stage of modern argumentation about human groups emerged, one that placed a much greater emphasis on culture.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
At the crossroads of many civilizations, in India diverse traditions have come into contact with each other and a spirit of debate and argumentation has arisen.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argumentation
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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However, with all the secrecy, private discussions that occur in corridors outside the Chapel and reports of deal-making, Harris says the process is more akin to another screen hit – TV show The Traitors.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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In the original post, unlike the current debate, the user set the scene and provided some constraints.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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This seeming contradiction can be understood when the executive order is viewed against the backdrop of current education policy debates.—
F. Chris Curran,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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With more patient records, diagnostic testing and consultations being digitized and wearable devices like health bands proliferating, healthcare cybersecurity is only becoming more complex and the need to modernize is becoming more urgent.—
Ali El Kaafarani,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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One of the children, having Stage 4 cancer, was sent out of the United States without medication or consultation with doctors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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In today’s health care, before patients can even get their words out, they are already pointed to the door with a brand-new prescription in their hand—all within a 15-minute consult.—
Kevin Reutenauer,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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For assessing labor and social security regulations, the World Bank consults lawyers with expertise in each country.—
Dhaisy Paredes Guzman,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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Initiate talks to extend Kempe The four-year, $22-million contract extension that Kempe signed in 2022 has been an unmitigated bargain.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The museum is also presenting a free talk with artist Raphael Escobar, whose work is part of the exhibition, on Tuesday night at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive N., Westwood.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Some of the key arguments in recent weeks have been handled by lawyers newly hired into political, rather than career, positions.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Anne and Ginny’s is the sort of dynamic jagged and fluid enough to build a series around — just not this series, which, to its detriment, seems far more interested in watching Kate and Jack and Danny and Claude rehash the same old arguments with each other.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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“Argumentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argumentation. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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