talking point

noun

: something that lends support to an argument

also : a subject of discussion

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 on the Web

One of the key talking points of the vote was set to be the impeachment of the former president's other daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, for threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she herself were killed in politically motivated violence. —Adam Hancock, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025

So far, the U.S. peace strategy has seemed to rest on appeasing the Kremlin — promising territorial concessions, parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points and trash-talking the transatlantic alliance. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2025

Still, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry’s primary lobbying group, has found plenty of ways to align its work with the administration’s talking points. —Kate Yoder, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2025

Sharing a bed, for example, is quite the talking point and speaking bluntly about your attraction to someone is downright gasp-worthy. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for talking point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint