present participle of argument

(logic) The result of replacing parts of an argument with letters, leaving only logic words such as "if" and "for all" unreplaced.

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.

(philosophy, theology) A type of argument for the existence of God, stating that orderliness of nature is evidence of design, therefore also of a designer.

(philosophy, theology) A type of argument which maintains that the existence of God can be deduced from an analysis of the concept of God.

The claim that a writer or speaker makes about a controversial issue.

(theology, philosophy) A type of argument for the existence of God arguing that since every thing and event that begins at a point in time has a cause, there must be an uncaused first cause.

(informal) A term often conflated with begging the question in philosophy. / (philosophy, logic) An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.

(logic) Alternative form of argument form