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Webster 1913 Edition

Argumentation

Arˊgu-men-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
argumentatio
, from
argumentari
: cf. F.
argumentation
.]
1.
The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.
Which manner of
argumentation
, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.
Tyndale.
2.
Debate; discussion.
Syn. – Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See
Reasoning
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Argumentation

ARGUMENTA'TION

,
Noun.
Reasoning; the act of reasoning; the act of inventing or forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion. The operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.

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