Argumentation vs Contention - What's the difference?
argumentation | contention | Related terms |
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions
An exchange of arguments
struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
(computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
Argumentation is a related term of contention.
As nouns the difference between argumentation and contention
is that argumentation is argument (the process of reasoning) while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.argumentation
English
Noun
(en-noun)- His chain of argumentation is flawed.
- Their argumentation continued long into the night.
Derived terms
* argumentational * argumentationally ----contention
English
(wikipedia contention)Noun
(en noun)- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.