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argument

英 ['ɑːgjʊm(ə)nt] 美['ɑrɡjumənt]

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n. 论证；论据；争吵；内容提要

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Some, like Mr.Azar’s plastic bag, are open to argument as to how they work, or whether they really work at all.

One argument that you tend to hear a lot from the pro-tipping crowd seems logical enough: the service is better when waiters depend on tips, presumably because they see a benefit to successfully veiling their contempt for you.

A designer can't survive without participating in Paris Fashion Week, she says, adding, Our argument is that the same would be true of New York Fashion Week.

Many spend their lives trying to avoid arguments.

Before you brush this argument aside as rubbish, or think of joy as an unaffordable luxury in a nation where there is awful poverty, low academic achievement, and high dropout rates, think again.

Avoid arguments with business partners.

The joy of a recession means no argument next year - we just won't go.

A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.

Participating in these meetings gives children an understand of democratic decision making and helps them develops their skills of argument and persuasion

A 2016 review of 10 studies looking into the relationship between breakfast and weight management concluded there is "limited evidence" supporting or refuting (反驳) the argument that breakfast influences weight or food intake, and more evidence is required

Of course, much of this argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced because there was little or no experience in justifying apparel ( ' , 服装) on the basis of utility.

You need to understand as a citizen and as a tax payer and as a voter what’s really behind the arguments.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use African American, though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

The perpetual argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth.

But this is a real-life argument before a Supreme Court that has a well-earned reputation for looking out for the interests of large corporations

What is the argument of Monsanto and its supporters?

Hollywood movies usually have an unexpected, dramatic impact on real-life arguments.

But rarely, if ever, do they publicly take the argument a step further, asserting that a growing manufacturing sector encourages craftsmanship and that craftsmanship is, if not a birthright, then a vital ingredient of the American self-image as a can-do, inventive, we-can-make-anything people.

What is Professor Anne Alstott's argument for parental support?

He presents his arguments in a straightforward way.

Despite arguments and disagreements, the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries.

Hacker's argument has met with opposition from other math educators who say what's needed is to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier, rather than teaching them less math altogether.

Hall's findings suggest there's an argument to be made for electing to use "African American", though one can't help but get the sense that it's a decision that papers over the urgency of continued progress.

Of course, much of this argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced because there was little or no experience in justifying apparel on the basis of utility.

She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial.

A chimpanzee can't win an argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like a rag doll.

Among the bag makers' arguments: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport.

An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.

Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment.

I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.

If you're the person who is in the wrong, just admit it! This is the easiest and best way to avoid an argument.

When this happens, the important thing is to try not to let a calm discussion turn into a heated argument.

It is only in recent years that we hear It is only in recent years that we hear the more honest argument that predators are members of the community, and that no special interest has the right to exterminate them for the sake of a benefit ,real or fancied ,to itself.

The researchers’ argument stems from a simple observation about social influence,with the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey-whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media,not interpersonal,influence-even the most influential members of a population simply don’t interact with that many others.

This ，however， would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument.

They should start by discarding California’s lame argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone — a vast storehouse of digital information — is similar to, say, rifling through a suspect’s purse.

The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy.

But the justices should not swallow California’s argument whole.

But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole.

If we readjust our view of arguments—from a verbal fight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange through which we all gain mutual respect, and understanding—then we change the very nature of what it means to "win" an argument.

In contrast, suppose you give a reasonable argument: that full-time workers should not have to live in poverty.

Next time you state your position, formulate an argument for what you claim and honestly ask yourself whether your argument is any good.

Spell out their argument fully and charitably.

Then I counter with another reasonable argument: that a higher minimum wage will force businesses to employ fewer people for less time.

These tools can help you win every argument 一 not in the unhelpful sense of beating your opponents but in the better sense of learning about the issues that divide people.

They should start by discarding California's lame argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone—a vast storehouse of digital information—is similar to, say, going through a suspect's purse.

This argument has attracted a lot of attention, via the success of the book Race Against the Machine, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who both hail from MTI's Center for Digital Business.

This is a powerful argument, and a scary one.