Opinion vs. Argument
Difference Between Opinion and Argument
Opinionnoun
A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.
I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.In my opinion, white chocolate is better than milk chocolate.Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.Argumentnoun
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
Opinionnoun
The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
Argumentnoun
A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
Opinionnoun
(obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
Argumentnoun
A process of reasoning.
Opinionnoun
(obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
Argumentnoun
A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
Opinionnoun
The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
Argumentnoun
(mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
Opinionnoun
(European Union law) a judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible
Argumentnoun
(mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
Opinionverb
To have or express as an opinion.
Argumentnoun
(programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.Opinionnoun
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty;
my opinion differs from yourswhat are your thoughts on Haiti?Argumentnoun
(programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
Opinionnoun
a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people;
he asked for a poll of public opinionArgumentnoun
(linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
Opinionnoun
a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof;
his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial pageArgumentnoun
(astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
The altitude is the argument of the refraction.Opinionnoun
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision;
opinions are usually written by a single judgeArgumentnoun
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
Opinionnoun
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Argumentnoun
Matter for question; business in hand.
Opinionnoun
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed;
his impression of her was favorablewhat are your feelings about the crisis?it strengthened my belief in his sincerityI had a feeling that she was lyingArgumentverb
To put forward as an argument; to argue.
Argumentnoun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was trueArgumentnoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
they were involved in a violent argumentArgumentnoun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;
the argument over foreign aid goes on and onArgumentnoun
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie;
the editor added the argument to the poemArgumentnoun
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
