(logic) Alternative form of argument form

plural of argument-form

(law) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by either party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail.

To believe an opinion has enough justification to sustain a debate about it, whether or not the opinion is ultimately true.

A flawed argument.

Alternative form of pseudoargument

An informal fallacy whereby a concept is explained in terms of the concept itself, recursively.

(law) A portion of a legal proceeding wherein the attorneys present their argument by speaking directly to the judge and answering the judge's questions.

A proof, developed by Georg Cantor, to show that the set of real numbers is uncountably infinite.

(theology) A teleological argument.