Tra từ argue - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

argue [argue argues argued arguing] BrE [ˈɑːɡjuː] NAmE [ˈɑːrɡjuː] verb
1. intransitive to speak angrily to sb because you disagree with them
• My brothers are always arguing.
• He's offering to pay so who am I to argue?
•~ (with sb) (about/over sth) We're always arguing with each other about money.
•~ with sb I don't want to argue with you— just do it!
2. intransitive, transitive to give reasons why you think that sth is right/wrong, true/not true, etc, especially to persuade people that you are right
•~ for/against sth/doing sth They argued for the right to strike.
•~ sth She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty.
•He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter).
•a well-argued article
•~ that… He argued that they needed more time to finish the project.
•It could be argued that laws are made by and for men.
3. transitive ~ sth (formal)to show clearly that sth exists or is true
•These latest developments argue a change in government policy.
Idiom: ↑argue the toss
Derived: ↑argue somebody out of doing something ▪ ↑argue with something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.

Thesaurus:
argue verb
1. I
•We're always arguing about money.
quarrel • • fall out • • bicker • • squabble • |AmE fight • |BrE, informal row • |especially journalism clash •
argue/quarrel/fall out/bicker/squabble/fight/row/clash with sb
argue/quarrel/fall out/bicker/squabble/fight/row/clash over sth
argue/quarrel/fall out/bicker/squabble/fight/row about sth
2. I, T
•She argued that they needed more time.
insist • • protest • • maintain • • claim • • assert • |formal contend • • allege •
argue/insist/protest/maintain/claim/assert/contend/allege that…
It is argued/maintained/claimed/asserted/contended/alleged that…
argue/insist/protest/assert sth strongly

Language Bank:
argue
Verbs for reporting an opinion
▪ Some critics argue ▪ that Picasso remained a great master all his life.
▪ Others maintain ▪ that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.
▪ Picasso himself claimed ▪ that good art is created, but great art is stolen.
As ▪ Smith has noted ▪, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
As ▪ the author points out ▪, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.
▪ The writer challenges the notion that ▪ Picasso's sculpture was secondary to his painting.
It has been suggested that ▪ Picasso's painting was influenced by jazz music.
Language Banks at ↑about, ↑according to

Language Bank:
nevertheless
Conceding a point and making a counter-argument
While ▪ the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless ▪ an intriguing piece of cinema.
It can be argued that ▪ the movie is too long. It is nonetheless ▪ an intriguing piece of cinema.
▪ The film is undoubtedly too long. Still ▪, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
Of course ▪, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but ▪ it is nevertheless ▪ a successful piece of storytelling.
▪ Critics are wrong to argue that the film's plot is too complicated. Certainly ▪ there are a couple of major twists, but ▪ audiences will have no difficulty following them.
It is true that ▪ you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true ▪ that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
It remains to be seen whether ▪ these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that ▪ they represent welcome additions to the genre.
Language Banks at ↑argue, ↑however, ↑impersonal, ↑opinion

Language Bank:
perhaps
Making an opinion sound less definite
▪ Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps ▪ / possibly ▪ / probably ▪ the best-known example of this.
▪ It seems ▪ / appears ▪ that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
It seems clear that ▪ introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
It could be argued that ▪ the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
It is possible that ▪ / It may be that ▪ the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
Language Banks at ↑impersonal, ↑opinion

Example Bank:
•I would wish to argue that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake.
•In her paper she goes on to argue that scientists do not yet know enough about the nature of the disease.
•It is possible to argue that the rules are too strict.
•Magda walked out of the room before her husband could argue back.
•She argued against a rise in interest rates.
•She's always arguing with her mother.
•The general argued for extending the ceasefire.
•The report argues convincingly that economic help should be given to these countries.
•They argue endlessly about money.
•They argued in favour of stricter punishments.
•They were arguing over who should have the car that day.
•You could easily argue that this policy will have no effect.
•He was too tired to argue the point.
•He's offering to pay, so who am I to argue?
•I don't want to argue with you— just do it!
•It could be argued that laws are made by and for men.
•She argued that they needed more time to finish the project.
•We're always arguing with each other about money.
•You two are always arguing.