talking point

noun

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Examples: talking point in a Sentence

Definition of talking point

: something that lends support to an argument; also : a subject of discussion

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Examples of talking point in a Sentence

We have several talking points we need to cover.
I have a list of talking points here that support my case.

Recent Examples of talking point from the Web

And my only talking point to that would just be when ATMs first came out.

— recode staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Box CEO Aaron Levie on Recode Decode," 11 July 2018
After Ocasio-Cortez's victory, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus compiled talking points on immigration reform that stopped short of calling for an end to ICE.

— jeff stein and david weigel, chicagotribune.com, "Democrats ready 'Abolish ICE' legislation that would shutter agency, shift immigration law enforcement," 10 July 2018
Here are five talking points from this week’s episode.

— emma dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 7 Finally Offers a Glimmer of Hope," 31 May 2018
In it, Scheraga says that the EPA's Office of Public Affairs has developed a set of talking points on climate issues.

— john timmer, Ars Technica, "EPA to its employees: Ignore science when talking about climate change," 29 Mar. 2018
The emails included talking points on why the U.S. should drop its 1MDB probe.

— Fortune, "'Wolf of Wall Street' Producer Is Paying Big to Settle Claims It Made the Movie With Stolen Cash," 7 Mar. 2018
While the rest of America struggles and questions and searches its soul, the White House communications shop sends out talking points casting doubt on the women who came forward to share their stories about Roy Moore.

— megan garber, The Atlantic, "When the White House Is a Safe Space," 6 July 2018
Two staffers for former Gov. Eric Greitens appear to have used the Confide app last summer to share talking points on one of the governor’s policy priorities.

— jason hancock, kansascity, "Lawyer says screenshot proves Greitens’ staff used Confide for public business," 19 June 2018
There is still an intense demand for coverage and talking points, but there simply isn't much actual, meaningful NFL news right now.

— gentry estes, The Courier-Journal, "This supposed Lamar Jackson-Joe Flacco feud? A silly NFL summer storyline," 7 June 2018

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