Specialist dictionary

Argumentation

Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.

Core vocabulary

17 featured terms

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Illationnoun

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…

Inferencenoun

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…

Analogynoun

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

Corollarynoun

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

Deductionnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Derivationnoun

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

Entailmentnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Extrapolationnoun

an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Implicationnoun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Presumptionnoun

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

Claimnoun

an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

Reasonnoun

a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

Rebuttalnoun

the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

Allegationnoun

statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove

Allegementnoun

statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove

Contraindicationnoun

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

Indicationnoun

(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotic…