1. The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true. Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth. Tyndale.
2. Debate; discussion.
Syn.
— Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See Reasoning.
ARGUMENTATIVE
Ar`gu*men"ta*tive, a.
1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]
3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer. —Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly, adv. — Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness, n.
ARGUMENTIZE
Ar"gu*men*tize, v. i.
Defn: To argue or discuss. [Obs.] Wood.
ARGUS
Ar"gus, n. Etym: [L. Argus, Gr.