argumentation

noun

ar·​gu·​men·​ta·​tion ˌär-gyə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

1

: the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion

2

: debate, discussion

Synonyms

• argument
• argy-bargy [chiefly British]
• back-and-forth
• colloquy
• confab
• confabulation
• conference
• consult
• consultation
• council
• counsel
• debate
• deliberation
• dialogue
• dialog
• discussion
• give-and-take
• palaver
• parley
• talk

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 on the Web

The idea is that they are prodded into using generative AI for the overt purpose of argumentation. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

There may be a way to link climate finance to Musk and Ramaswamy’s cost-cutting through DOGE by pragmatic argumentation. —Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

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? —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

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1