An argument is a statement (premise) or group of statements
(premises) offered in support of another statement (
conclusion).
Argument may refer to:General types of argument
Argument form, a method of logically analyzing sentencesArgument map, a method of displaying an informal argumentArgumentation theory, the science and theory of civil debatesdeductive argument, if valid, the
conclusion follows by necessityinductive argument, if strong, the conclusion is, at best, probably true"Informal argument", in Informal logic is one presented in ordinary languagelogical argument, a demonstration of a proof, or using logical
reasoning for persuasionoral argument, a verbal presentation to a judge by a lawyerheuristic argument, a proof or demonstration relying on experimental results, or one which is not fully rigorousSpecific arguments
ontological argument, a proof by intuition or reason for the existence of Godpolitical argument, the use of logic rather than propaganda in promoting political ideaspractical arguments, the structure of a persuasive argumentdoublespeak argument, the use of misleading or irrelevant reasoning by one side during a debatejavelin argument, a cosmological reasoning about the infinite size of the universe
Mathematics, science and linguistics
In mathematics, science (including computer science), linguistics and engineering, an argument is, generally speaking, an independent variable or input to a function.complex argument, the angular component φ of a complex number represented in polar coordinatesargument principle, a theorem in complex analysis about meromorphic functions inside and on a closed contourdiagonal argument, a type of proof over an infinite domain, used to identify the cardinal class of the real numbersprobabilistic argument, any proof using probability theoryargument (computer science), an input to a subprogram or subroutineverb argument, a phrase in a sentence that qualifies a verbDefault argument, an actual parameter to a program that is used when no other actual parameter is provided
Other
The Argument, a 2001 album by Fugaziargument (literature), the brief summary at the beginning of a section of a poemgrand argument story, a type of story that is intended to be conceptually completeDistinction without a differenceThe Argument Sketch, from Monty Python''s Flying CircusToulmin Model, the model of an argumentArgumentative, a type of evidentiary objection to a question for a witness during a trial...Ercüment is a name in Turkish.