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Definition of argumentation
1 : the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion
2 : debate, discussion
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Examples of argumentation in a Sentence
He tried to use argumentation to convince his opponents, rather than force.
the matter is not subject to argumentation; my decision is final
Recent Examples of argumentation from the Web
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Music is no stranger to argumentation and the tireless dance of human subjectivity.
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His philosophizing relied on a particularly college-aged line of argumentation.
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And, as Joan Acocella writes in her review in The New Yorker, hatred of Roy isn’t limited to India: Many people on the right hate her, of course, and not just for her skill in argumentation.
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Many people on the right hate her, of course, and not just for her skill in argumentation.
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His philosophizing relied on a particularly college-aged line of argumentation.
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First Known Use of argumentation
15th century
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: the act or process of giving reasons for or against something : the act or process of making and presenting arguments
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