Vocabolario

argument

/ˈɑːɡjumənt/

Esempio: “They had an argument about money.”

Sinonimi: contention, tilt, contestation

cogent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She made a cogent argument.”

Sinonimi: convincing, clear

Antonimi: weak

premise

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument is based on a false premise.”

Sinonimi: assumption, basis

Antonimi: conclusion

thesis

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Sinonimi: research paper, argument

Antonimi: summary

presuppose

Verbo

Esempio: “The argument presupposes that the data are accurate.”

Sinonimi: assume, take for granted

Antonimi: question, doubt

misunderstanding

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Sinonimi: confusion, mistake

Antonimi: understanding, clarity

argue

Verbo

Esempio: “They often argue about money.”

Sinonimi: fight, debate

Antonimi: agree

upset

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She was upset after the argument.”

Sinonimi: sad, disturbed

Antonimi: calm, happy

incongruously

Avverbio

Esempio: “He spoke incongruously softly in the middle of an argument.”

Sinonimi: oddly

Antonimi: appropriately

distillation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The distillation of the argument into one sentence was impressive.”

Sinonimi: refinement

Antonimi: dilution

structurally

Avverbio

Esempio: “The argument is structurally sound but poorly evidenced.”

Sinonimi: in structure

petty

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Sinonimi: trivial

Antonimi: important

presupposition

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument rests on a flawed presupposition.”

Sinonimi: assumption

Antonimi: conclusion

fallacy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument is based on a fallacy.”

Sinonimi: misconception, error

Antonimi: truth

dichotomy

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The argument relies on a false dichotomy.”

Sinonimi: division, contrast

Antonimi: unity

coherent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She delivered a coherent argument backed by evidence.”

Sinonimi: tenacious, rational, orderly

Antonimi: incoherent

valid

/ˈvælɪd/

Esempio: “Your argument is valid.”

Sinonimi: sound, legitimate, logical

Antonimi: invalid