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Disputation vs Deliberation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between disputation and deliberation

is that disputation is the act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument while deliberation is the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

disputation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
  • A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

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    * disputable * disputant * disputatious * dispute

    deliberation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
  • Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.