argumento

Definitions of argumento
  1. noun
    a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
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    type of:
    extracto, suma, sumario, síntesis
    a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  2. noun
    a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
    synonyms: declaración
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    prueba
    a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
    pros
    an argument in favor of a proposal
    contras
    an argument opposed to a proposal
    factor decisivo, factor determinante
    an argument that is conclusive
    aducción
    citing as evidence or proof
    comprobación, verificación
    proof of a mathematical theorem
    demostración
    proof of a logical theorem
    demostración
    proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
    círculo vicioso
    an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
    argumentos especiosos
    an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
    type of:
    evidencia
    an indication that makes something evident
  3. noun
    a point asserted as part of an argument
    synonyms: pretensión
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    type of:
    aserción, aseveración
    a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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