Main Entry: argument Part of Speech: noun Definition: effort to convince; presentation of support Synonyms: argumentation, assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, expostulation, grounds, line of reasoning, logic, plea, pleading, polemic, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, remonstration I'm not saying we're having an argument in that I'm going to come over there and kick your ass (then run away like a little girl before cdubyah gets me ), we're having an argument in that we discuss differences of opinion but provide arguments why we think the way we do. If you're talking about "free thinking", I can think and talk about anything I want. For instance, how does Barry Hussein Fartbongo even still have the presidency since it's not even proven he is a citizen? (the whole argument of which is a classic example of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalpost)