Spanish Conversation · Level 163
30 words
Spanish word
argumentación
Pronunciation
IPA/aɾɣumentaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounargumentation
Example
Tu argumentación no tiene fundamento.
Your argumentation has no foundation.
More examples
En el debate, su argumentación convenció a varios asistentes.
In the debate, his argumentation convinced several attendees.
Core concept
The process of arranging premises and reasons to justify a claim.
Common phrases
presentar una argumentación
put forward an argument
argumentación sólida
sound argument
falta de argumentación
absence of argumentation
Similar words
argumento: Single reason or point offered to support a claim.
razón: Cause, motive, or basis for an event or a judgment.
explicación: Clear explanation that makes how or why something happens understandable.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso de razonar y exponer motivos para defender o criticar una postura, entendido como la organización de argumentos que sostienen una conclusión.
Word origin
Argumentación is the noun formed from argumentar (to give reasons), ultimately from Latin argumentum meaning 'proof' or 'basis', with -ación marking the action or its outcome.
Usage tips
- Argumento can also mean a story's plot in Spanish, so argumento does not always equal the English 'argument', while argumentación specifically denotes systematic reasoning.
Other meanings
- argumentnoun
Related words
- argumentarargueverb
- argumentativoargumentativeadjective