Argument vs Position - What's the difference?
argument | position |
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
* Ray
A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
A process of reasoning.
* John Locke
(philosophy, logic) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
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(mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
(programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
* {{quote-web, date = 2011-07-20
, author = Edwin Mares
, title = Propositional Functions
, site = The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
, url = http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2011/entries/propositional-function
, accessdate = 2012-07-15 }}
(programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
(linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
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(astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
* Shakespeare
* Jeffrey
* Milton
Matter for question; business in hand.
* Shakespeare
(en noun) (abbreviated as posish )
A place or location.
A post of employment; a job.
A status or rank.
An opinion, stand or stance.
A posture.
(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
(finance) An amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm or institution.
(arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error .
(chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
To put into place.
* 26 June 2012 , Simon Bowers in The Guardian, Tax crackdowns threaten Channel Islands' haven status [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/26/tax-crackdowns-threaten-channel-islands]
As nouns the difference between argument and position
is that argument is proof, reason, point while position is .argument
English
Noun
(en noun)- There is no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity.
- The argument is not about things, but names.
- In ‘The Critic of Arguments’ (1892), Peirce adopts a notion that is even closer to that of a propositional function. There he develops the concept of the ‘rhema’. He says the rhema is like a relative term, but it is not a term. It contains a copula, that is, when joined to the correct number of arguments it produces an assertion. For example, ‘__ is bought by __ from __ for __’ is a four-place rhema. Applying it to four objects a'', ''b'', ''c'', and ''d'' produces the assertion that ''a'' is bought by ''b'' from ''c'' for ''d (ibid. 420).
- Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.
- In numerous works over the past two decades, beginning with the pioneering work of Gruber (1965), Fillmore (1968a), and Jackendoff (1972), it has been argued that each Argument' (i.e. Subject or Complement) of a Predicate bears a particular ''thematic role'' (alias ''theta-role'', or ''θ-role'' to its Predicate), and that the set of ''thematic functions'' which ' Arguments can fulfil are drawn from a highly restricted, finite, universal set.
- The altitude is the argument of the refraction.
- You and love are still my argument .
- the abstract or argument of the piece
- [shields] with boastful argument portrayed
- Sheathed their swords for lack of argument .
Usage notes
* (formal parameter in a function definition) Some authors regard use of "argument" to mean "formal parameter" to be imprecise, preferring that argument'' refers only to the value that is used to instantiate the ''parameter'' at runtime, while ''parameter refers only to the name in the function definition that will be instantiated.Synonyms
* (programming value) actual argument * See also * See alsoMeronyms
* (logic) proposition, premise, conclusionDerived terms
* ad hominem argument * argumentable * argumental * argumentation * argumentative * argumentatively * argumentativeness * argument form * argument from design * argumentive * argumentize * argumentless * cosmological argument * etymological argument * ontological argument * teleological argumentExternal links
* * ----position
English
(wikipedia position)Noun
- Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
- My position on this issue is unchanged.
- Stand in this position , with your arms at your side.
- Stop running all over the field and play your position !
- Strong earnings have bolstered the company's financial position .
Derived terms
* anatomical position * assume the position * body position * bubble position * closed position * cowgirl position * developmental position * eccentric position * emergency position indicating radio beacon * fetal position * fielding position * Fowler's position * hinge position * human position * lithotomy position * long position * lotus position * midsinoary position * naked position * net position * neutral position * occlusal position * open position * overnight position * pole position * positional * position effect * position limit * position paper * position sense * position trader * position trading * preferred position * prone position * protrusive position * qualifying position * recovery position * reposition * sacroanterior position * sex position * short position * Sims' position * statutory position * take a position * Trendelenburg position * Yoga positionVerb
(en verb)- While other small nations with large banking sectors, such as Iceland and Ireland, have been undone by their reckless lending practices, the debt-free Channel Islands have always positioned themselves as dependable repositories of riches.