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Argumentation vs Contention - What's the difference?

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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)
  • Inference based on reasoning from given propositions
  • His chain of argumentation is flawed.
  • An exchange of arguments
  • Their argumentation continued long into the night.

    Derived terms

    * argumentational * argumentationally ----

    contention

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  • (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
  • Synonyms

    * gainstrife, (l), wrangling

    Derived terms

    * bone of contention