plural of ontological argument

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

plural of argument-form

(philosophy, linguistics) Explanation and analysis—often considered controversial—of one or more concepts or linguistic terms by means of an exposition of their linguistic origins.

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

plural of oral argument

Acting against an argument given; intending to counter an argument.