What Do You Mean Argument?

1a : the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing : argumentation. b : a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view a defense attorney's closing argument. c : an angry quarrel or disagreement having an argument over/about money trying to settle an ...
ar·​gu·​ment | \ ˈär-gyə-mənt \

b : a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view a defense attorney's closing argument

c : an angry quarrel or disagreement having an argument over/about money trying to settle an argument

2a : a reason given for or against a matter under discussion They presented their arguments in favor of the proposal.

b : a form of rhetorical expression intended to convince or persuade

4 : the subject matter especially of a literary work

5a mathematics : one of the independent variables upon whose value that of a function depends

b grammar : a substantive (such as the direct object of a transitive verb) that is required by a predicate in grammar