making an argument for Synonym

impact, effect, sway, authority, control, power, leverage, clout, dominance, guidance, pressure, weight, command, direction, force, leadership, manipulation, prestige, reach, significance, supremacy, ascendancy, mastery, persuasion, pull, rule, strength [x]

reasoning, rationale, deduction, inference, cogitation, sense, coherence, argumentation, syllogism, analysis, thought, intellect, understanding, wisdom, judgment, reasoning power, mental process, rationality, soundness, common sense, reasoning ability, critical thinking, reasoning skills, logical thinking, analytical thinking, reasoning capacity, reasoning faculty, reasoning mind, logical reasoning, logical sense, logical faculty, logical capacity, logical mind, logical process, logical skills, logical ability, logical judgment, logical analysis, logical intellect, logical understanding, logical wisdom, logical thought, logical cogitation, logical coherence, logical argumentation, logical deduction, logical inference [x]

oratory, eloquence, discourse, speech, expression, articulation, persuasion, communication, public speaking, declamation, grandiloquence, bombast, verbosity, wordiness, floridity, magniloquence, palaver, bluster, fustian, hyperbole, pomposity [x]

urge, encourage, advise, implore, beseech, prompt, press, spur, incite, persuade, admonish, enjoin, bid, call upon, appeal to, entreat, plead with, push, nudge, prod, coax, inspire, stimulate, motivate, drive, egg on, goad, rally, cheer, advocate for, support, back, champion, promote, recommend, counsel, suggest, propose, advocate, endorse, favor, uphold, boost, foster, nurture, cultivate, instigate, provoke, trigger [x]

disprove, contradict, rebut, deny, negate, invalidate, debunk, challenge, counter, oppose, gainsay, repudiate, contest, discredit, confute, disclaim, controvert, disaffirm, nullify, reject [x]

encouraging, prompting, pushing, prodding, pressuring, coaxing, persuading, exhorting, goading, spurring, inciting, impelling, motivating, driving, urging on, egging on, stimulating, influencing, advocating, beseeching, imploring, entreating, pleading, insisting, demanding, requesting, advising, recommending, suggesting, nudging, cajoling, hurrying, rushing, hastening, accelerating, expediting, facilitating, advancing, propelling, urging forward, urging ahead, urging along, urging onward, urging speed, urging haste, urging action, urging movement, urging progress, urging development [x]

contentious, debatable, disputable, divisive, polemical, provocative, arguable, questionable, touchy, hot-button, inflammatory, vexed, moot, problematic, thorny, sensitive, charged, explosive, fraught, heated, incendiary, litigious, disputed, contestable, unsettled, at issue, at odds, open to debate, up for debate, up in the air [x]

debatable, arguable, contestable, questionable, controversial, doubtful, uncertain, moot, contentious, open to question, open to debate, in dispute, at issue, up for debate, not certain, not definite, not settled, unresolved, unsettled, unconfirmed, unproven, unverified, suspect, dubious, problematic, iffy, ambiguous, equivocal, unclear, indefinite, inconclusive, unsure, undecided [x]

rebuttal, refutation, contradiction, counterargument, denial,ation, disproof, confutation, counterclaim, opposition [x]

disputes, debates, discussions, quarrels, disagreements, altercations, squabbles, rows, tiffs, clashes, conflicts, confrontations, wrangles, bickerings, contentions, feuds, frictions, spats, tussles, contests, controversies, polemics, wranglings, brawls, strifes, dissensions, discord, differences [x]

rail, rant, fulminate, denounce, decry,, criticize, censure, attack, lambaste, berate, castigate, excoriate, vilify, revile, disparage, malign, abuse, reproach, rebuke, scold, upbraid, vituperate, objurgate, chide, harangue, blast, slam, tear into, lay into, run down, badmouth, knock, pan, trash, bash, crucify, pummel, hammer, rip into, chew out, dress down, tongue-lash, give someone a dressing-down, give someone a talking-to, give someone a piece of one's mind [x]

disputes, arguments, disagreements, conflicts, debates, quarrels, altercations, clashes, controversies, strife, discord, dissensions, wrangles, bickerings, feuds, squabbles, tiffs, rows, frictions, tussles, spats, skirmishes, confrontations, differences, contentions [x]

infer, conclude, derive, reason, gather, assume, understand, figure out ascertain, determine, extrapolate, surmise, reckon, inferentially, construe, interpret, read, comprehend, decipher, decode, glean, judge, make out, piece together, work out, hypothesize, theorize, postulate, suppose, conjecture, deducible, inferable, inferential, logicalize, rationalize, syllogize, think, analyze, assess, evaluate, estimate, appraise, consider, weigh, calculate, discern, intuit, perceive, recognize [x]

inferring, concluding, deriving, reasoning, extrapolating, inf, deducing, surmising [x]

persuaded, convinced, assured, certain, confident, positive, sure,, secure, unwavering, resolute, firm, steadfast, determined, adamant, unshakable, undoubting, unquestioning, reliant [x]