argumentation

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It took significant time and argumentation for the rest of the community to accept this possibility: the paper spent a record two years under peer and editorial review.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Ultimately, the huge numbers adduced to support this and other assertions throughout the book seem intended to shock rather than to support serious causal argumentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

It’s an accessible form of argumentation for the public, and one that requires people to think about their own health with common sense and instinct.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

"I noticed she had a keen sense of argumentation," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

“Which it is well beknown to yourself, Pip,” returned Joe, strengthening his former mixture of argumentation, confidence, and politeness, “that it were the wish of your own hart.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens