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In general parlance, an argument is a discussion involving conflicting points of view.
=== General types of argument ===
* [[Argument form]], a method of logically analyzing sentences
* [[Argument map]], a method of displaying an informal argument
* [[Argumentation theory]], the science and theory of civil debates
* [[deductive argument]], if valid, the conclusion follows by necessity
* [[inductive argument]], if strong, the conclusion is, at best, probably true
* "Informal argument", in [[Informal logic]] is one presented in ordinary language
* [[logical argument]], a demonstration of a proof, or using logical reasoning for persuasion
* [[oral argument]], a verbal presentation to a judge by a lawyer
* [[heuristic argument]], a proof or demonstration relying on experimental results, or one which is not fully rigorous

=== Specific arguments ===
* [[ontological argument]], a proof by intuition or reason for the existence of God
* [[political argument]], the use of logic rather than propaganda in promoting political ideas
* [[practical arguments]], the structure of a persuasive argument
* [[doublespeak argument]], the use of misleading or irrelevant reasoning by one side during a debate
* [[javelin 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 [[mathematical function|function]].
* [[Complex number#The complex plane|complex argument]], the angular component φ of a complex number represented in polar coordinates
* [[argument principle]], a theorem in complex analysis about meromorphic functions inside and on a closed contour
* [[diagonal argument]], a type of proof over an infinite domain, used to identify the cardinal class of the real numbers
* [[probabilistic argument]], any proof using probability theory
* [[argument (computer science)]], an input to a subprogram or subroutine
* [[verb argument]], a phrase in a sentence that qualifies a verb
* [[Default argument]], an actual parameter to a program that is used when no other actual parameter is provided

=== Other ===
* ''[[The Argument]]'', a 2001 album by Fugazi
* [[argument (literature)]], the brief summary at the beginning of a section of a poem
* [[grand argument story]], a type of story that is intended to be conceptually complete
* [[Distinction without a difference]]
* [[The Argument Sketch]], from [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]
* [[Toulmin Model]], the model of an argument
* [[Argumentative]], a type of evidentiary objection to a question for a witness during a trial...
* [[Argument|Ercüment]] is a name in [[Turkish]].

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