Editing Argument (disambiguation)

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In logic and philosophy, an '''[[argument]]''' is an attempt to persuade someone of something, or give evidence or reasons for accepting a particular conclusion.

'''Argument''' may also refer to: 
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==<span class="anchor" id="Mathematics"></span>Mathematics and computer science==
*[[Argument (complex analysis)]], a function which returns the polar angle of a complex number
*[[Command-line argument]], an item of information provided to a program when it is started
*[[Parameter (computer programming)]], a piece of data provided as input to a subroutine
*[[Argument principle]], a theorem in complex analysis 
*An [[argument of a function]], also known as an independent variable

==Language and rhetoric==
*[[Argument (literature)]], a brief summary, often in prose, of a poem or section of a poem or other work
*[[Argument (linguistics)]], a phrase that appears in a syntactic relationship with the verb in a clause
*[[Oral argument in the United States]], a spoken presentation to a judge or appellate court by a lawyer (or parties when representing themselves) of the legal reasons why they should prevail
*[[Closing argument]], in law, the concluding statement of each party's counsel reiterating the important arguments in a court case

==Other uses==
*[[Musical argument]], a concept in the theory of musical form
*[[Argument (ship)|''Argument'' (ship)]], an Australian sloop wrecked in 1809
*''[[Das Argument]]'', a German academic journal
*[[Argument Clinic]], a Monty Python sketch
*A disagreement between two or more parties or the discussion of the disagreement
*[[Argument (horse)]]

==See also==
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*[[The Argument (disambiguation)]]
*[[argumentation]]
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