argumentationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɑːɡ.jə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/a set of arguments used to explain something or to persuade people:
He produced very clever argumentation in support of the proposal.
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Urging & persuading
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- cajole
- chase
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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Backing, supporting & defending