argument

attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion
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argument

Summary

argument ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • argument is a type of discourse[2].
  • argument is a type of message[3].
  • argument's Commons category is recorded as Arguments[4].
  • argument's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12359534[5].
  • argument comprises claim[6].
  • argument's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arguments[7].
  • argument's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • argument's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[9].
  • argument's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • argument's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[11].
  • argument's has characteristic is recorded as validity[12].
  • argument's different from is recorded as argument[13].
  • argument's has goal is recorded as persuasion[14].
  • argument's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include discourse[2] and message[3].

Use and Application

argument comprises claim[6].

Why It Matters

argument ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1] argument has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] argument is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic validity
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Said to be the same as Q12359534
    Topic's main category Category:Arguments
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12814, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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