verb
1 disagree
ADVERB
▪ bitterly , fiercely , furiously , heatedly
▪ loudly
▪ constantly , endlessly
▪ back
▪
Magda walked out of the room before her husband could ~ back.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
They ~ endlessly about money.
▪ over
▪
They were arguing over who should have the car that day.
▪ with
▪
She's always arguing with her mother.
2 give reasons to support opinion
ADVERB
▪ forcefully , passionately , strenuously ( esp. AmE ), strongly , vehemently , vigorously , vociferously
▪ cogently , compellingly , convincingly , effectively , persuasively , plausibly , powerfully , successfully
▪
The report ~s convincingly that economic help should be given to these countries.
▪ correctly , reasonably , rightly
▪ eloquently
▪ easily
▪
You could easily ~ that this policy will have no effect.
VERB + ARGUE
▪ wish to ( formal )
▪
I would wish to ~ that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake.
▪ be prepared to
▪
Are you prepared to ~ that killing is sometimes justified?
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ go on to
▪
In her paper she goes on to ~ that scientists do not yet know enough about the nature of the disease.
▪ be possible to
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It is possible to ~ that the rules are too strict.
▪ be difficult to
PREPOSITION
▪ against
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She ~d against a rise in interest rates.
▪ for
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The general ~d for extending the ceasefire.
▪ in favour/favor of
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They ~d in favour/favor of stricter punishments.
Argue is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ advocate , ↑ article , ↑ attorney , ↑ author , ↑ counsel , ↑ critic , ↑ essay , ↑ expert , ↑ paper , ↑ plaintiff , ↑ prosecutor , ↑ report , ↑ sceptic , ↑ scientist , ↑ side , ↑ writer
Argue is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ case , ↑ merit , ↑ point