making a case for a position Synonym

reasons, explanations, defenses, rationales, arguments, excuses, validations, vindications, grounds, alibis, pretexts, apologies, clarifications, accounts, warrants, supports, bases, premises, foundations, motives, causes, extenuations, pleas, corroborations, affirmations, attestations, endorsements, confirmations, verifications, proofs, substantiations, evidences, testimonies, advocacies, assertions, averments, declarations, statements, claims, contentions, expositions, elucidations, interpretations, exculpations, exonerations, justifications [x]

rationales, justifications, explanations, arguments, grounds, motives, reasons, bases, premises, considerations, accounts, causes, purposes, logics, rationalizations, elucidations, clarifications, interpretations, analyses, explications, expositions, theories, hypotheses, assumptions, inferences, deductions, conclusions, insights, understandings, perspectives, viewpoints, standpoints, outlooks, opinions, beliefs, convictions, judgments, assessments, evaluations, appraisals, estimations, reflections, thoughts, ideas, notions, concepts, principles [x]

objection, counterargument, rebuttal, refutation, disapproval, dissent, protest, opposition, contradiction, counterpoint, challenge, dispute, disagreement, critique, criticism, counterclaim, demurral, dissuasion, remonstrance, reservation, qualm, misgiving, caveat, exception, resistance, retort, counterstatement, counterview, counterposition, counteropinion, counterplea, countercontention, counterassertion, countercharge, counteraccusation, counterallegation, countercritique, counterdispute, counterdissent, counterprotest, counterremonstrance, counterreservation, counterqualm, countermisgiving, countercaveat, counterexception, counterresistance, counterretort, counterchallenge [x]

Meinungswechsel, Haltungsänderung, Standpunktänderung, Positionswechsel, Gesinnungswandel, Kursänderung, Richtungswechsel, Perspektivwechsel, Sinneswandel, Umdenken, Neuausrichtung, Neuorientierung, Einstellungsänderung, Meinungsumschwung, Gesinnungsänderung, Standpunktwechsel, Kurskorrektur, Neupositionierung, Neujustierung, Umorientierung, Sinnesänderung, Meinungsänderung, Haltungswechsel, Perspektivenwechsel, Richtungsänderung, Positionsänderung, Einstellungswechsel, Gesinnungsumschwung, Meinungswandel, Standpunktanpassung, Kurswechsel [x]

press release, announcement, bulletin, communiqué, declaration, proclamation, report, briefing, update, notification, disclosure, message, memo, notice, dispatch, information, advisory, alert, broadcast, publication, release, statement, communication, news bulletin, press bulletin, press announcement, press communiqué, press declaration, press report, press statement, media release, media statement, public statement, official statement, official announcement, official release, official communiqué, official declaration, official report, official bulletin, official notice, official message, official communication, official update, official advisory, official alert, official broadcast, official publication [x]

denying, contradicting, disputing, refuting, challenging, opposing, contesting, rebutting, negating, rejecting, disavowing, disclaiming, renouncing, repudiating, countering, questioning, resisting, dissenting, objecting, arguing against, taking issue with, calling into question, casting doubt on, impugning, controverting [x]

arguing, debating, contesting, challenging, questioning, opposing, contradicting, quarreling, bickering, wrangling, squabbling, disputing, contending, disagreeing, clashing, sparring, feuding, battling, fighting, litigating, controverting, refuting, rebutting, countering, gainsaying, impugning, denying, rejecting, resisting [x]

rebuttals, counterarguments, disproofs, contradictions, negations, denials, confutations, disprovals, invalidations, refutals, counterstatements, counterclaims, counterevidence, counterproofs, counterrefutations, counterrebuttals, counterdisproofs, counterdenials, counterconfutations, counterinvalidations, counterdisprovals, counternegations, countercontradictions [x]

rebuttal, disproof, contradiction, counterargument, negation, denial, repudiation, confutation, invalidation, disconfirmation, challenge, contestation, gainsaying, opposition, rebutter, refutal, disavowal, rejection, dismissal, nullification, annulment, debunking, debunkment, falsification, discrediting, invalidating, disproving, counterstatement, counterclaim, counterevidence, counterproof, counterrefutation, counterdisproof, counterdenial, counterchallenge, counteropposition, counterrebuttal, counterconfutation, counterinvalidation, counterdisconfirmation, counterdisavowal, counterrejection, counterdismissal, counternullification, counterannulment, counterdebunking, counterdebunkment, counterfalsification, counterdiscrediting [x]

verteidigt, unterstützt, setzt sich ein für, tritt ein für, hält zu, steht ein für, befürwortet, schützt [x]

validating-claims, verifying-claims, corroborating-claims, supporting-claims, confirming-claims, authenticating-claims, justifying-claims, proving-claims, backing-claims, upholding-claims, attesting-claims, affirming-claims, endorsing-claims, establishing-claims, demonstrating-claims, evidencing-claims, ratifying-claims, certifying-claims, substantiating-allegations, validating-allegations, verifying-allegations, corroborating-allegations, supporting-allegations, confirming-allegations, authenticating-allegations, justifying-allegations, proving-allegations, backing-allegations, upholding-allegations, attesting-allegations, affirming-allegations, endorsing-allegations, establishing-allegations, demonstrating-allegations, evidencing-allegations, ratifying-allegations, certifying-allegations [x]

groundless, unfounded, unsupported, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unproven, speculative, uncorroborated, unverified, without basis, without foundation, without merit, without evidence, without support, justification, without proof, without grounds, without reason, without substantiation, without validation, without corroboration, without verification, without warrant, without backing, without confirmation without substantiating evidence, without substantiating proof, without substantiating support, without substantiating grounds, without substantiating reason, without substantiating validation, without substantiating corroboration, without substantiating verification, without substantiating warrant, without substantiating backing, without substantiating confirmation, without substantiating evidence [x]

debating, questioning, challenging, contesting, arguing, disputing, opposing, refuting, contradicting, countering, critiquing, examining, analyzing, scrutinizing, evaluating, assessing, appraising, reviewing, inspecting, investigating, probing, exploring, testing, verifying, validating, confirming, corroborating, substantiating, authenticating [x]

asserts, claims, suggests, proposes, hypothesizes, postulates, theorizes, contends, maintains, presumes, assumes, supposes, argues, states, affirms, declares, avers, predicates, surmises, infers, conjectures, speculates, opines, submits, advances, posits [x]

argumentieren, plädieren, befürworten, verteidigen, eintreten für, sich einsetzen für, rechtfertigen, begründen, verfechten, propagieren, unterstützen, vertreten, belegen, untermauern, darlegen, erläutern, erklären, aufzeigen, nachweisen, beweisen, demonstrieren, veranschaulichen, verdeutlichen, klarstellen [x]