Collocations for argument - noun

bitter, heated, violent
big
I had a big argument with my mother this morning.

little, petty, pointless, silly, stupid
age-old

become involved in, get into, get involved in, have
I don't want to get into an argument with her.

cause, provoke, start
lose, win
I was determined to win the argument.

settle
Jory was always the one who settled arguments between us.

arise, break out, develop, erupt
Minutes later a violent argument erupted.

ensue
He felt offended by the suggestion, and a violent argument ensued.

rage
the bitter arguments raging about who was the real winner

argument about
We had an argument about what we should buy.

argument between
an argument between her parents

argument over
The argument over decentralization will probably continue for ever.

argument with
an argument with his wife

brook no argument
‘You'll come home with me.’ His voice brooked no argument.

basic, general
central, main
closing
In her closing argument, the prosecutor said that the hairs found on the defendant matched those of the victim.

forceful, good, major, powerful, sound, strong, valid
cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, persuasive
There is a convincing argument for the Federal Government to take greater responsibility for cities.
The author makes a compelling argument for the use of hydrogen as a fuel.

credible, plausible
Their argument sounds plausible, but is it really valid?

substantive (formal, esp. AmE)
bogus, fallacious (formal), slippery-slope (AmE), specious (formal), spurious, weak
ridiculous
circular
legitimate, reasonable
logical, rational, reasoned, well-reasoned
opposing
economic, legal, moral, philosophical, political, theoretical, etc.

advance, deploy, make, mount, offer, present, put forward, use
He put forward some very convincing arguments.

articulate
develop
This argument is developed further in the next chapter.

build, construct, formulate, frame
the language used to frame the legal arguments

reiterate, repeat
bolster, buttress, illustrate, reinforce, strengthen, support, underline
Do you have any evidence to support your argument?

consider, hear, listen to
address
I'll briefly address each argument.

accept, agree with
dismiss, reject
The company dismissed his arguments as alarmist.

counter, discredit, rebut, refute
She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.

demolish, undercut, undermine, weaken
summarize
apply
This argument can be applied to other contexts.

be based on sth
The government's argument is always based on how much such a plan would cost.

depend on sth, rely on sth, rest on sth, revolve around sth
boil down to sth
As I see it, his argument boils down to a combination of two basic points.

go, run
Centralized government, so the argument goes, is too far removed from the problems of ordinary citizens.

apply (to sth)
The same argument applies to adoption.

justify sth
support sth
imply sth, suggest sth
These arguments suggest that the medical establishment had an interest in suppressing the research.

show sth
assume sth

argument against
the arguments against lowering taxes

argument concerning
arguments concerning the nature of morality

argument for
There is a very good argument for increasing spending.

argument in favour/favor of
What are the arguments in favour/favor of change?

all sides of an argument, both sides of an argument
He was able to see both sides of the argument.

a flaw in the argument
I can see no flaw in your argument.

a line of argument
I can see a few problems with this line of argument.