disputation

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This pre-Renaissance tradition was that of the disputatio, or disputation, by which university lecturers and other public pundits were expected to allow periods of time for counterarguments regarding their ideas, theories and general assertions.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

Santos's angry disputation was soon undermined after Rochard released a high-quality photo which appeared to show Santos wearing the same red feathered dress as in the first image.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023

Rather than merely presenting an interpretation of Christian thought and expecting students to absorb it verbatim, scholastic teachers used disputation with students to hone their students’ argumentative skills, insight, and logical analysis.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

There were no direct clashes between the candidates, no traces of personal animus — but a debate it was, the first vivid disputation over policy in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2019

According to Kuhn, revolution always brings with it disputation and conflict; since there was virtually no disputation, it is all too easy to assume that there can have been no revolution.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton