Argument & Persuasion

Vocabulary for reasoning, debating, and influencing

简介

构建论点、评估主张、说服他人的能力是学术和职业成功的基础。这些词为你提供了逻辑推理和有效沟通的工具箱。

这一章涵盖论证和说服的词汇。从逻辑连接词到评价性语言，这些词帮助你构建更强有力的论点、识别逻辑谬误，并参与有成效的辩论。

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本章全部高级英语词汇（24）

• substantiate To provide evidence or proof to support a claim, statement, or theory.
• corroborate To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding by providing ad...
• assert To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. Also, to cause others t...
• contend To assert something as a position in an argument. Also, to compete or struggl...
• refute To prove that a statement, theory, or accusation is wrong or false by providi...
• rebut To claim or prove that evidence or an accusation is false, typically by prese...
• concede To admit that something is true or valid after first resisting or denying it....
• undermine To gradually weaken or damage something, such as a person's confidence, autho...
• contradict To deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite, or to be in confl...
• counterargument An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory that ha...
• stipulate To demand or specify a requirement, typically as part of an agreement, contra...
• endorse To declare one's public approval or support for something or someone. Also, t...
• denounce To publicly declare that something or someone is wrong, evil, or unacceptable...
• persuasive Good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or th...
• compelling Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. ...
• credible Able to be believed; convincing. A credible source, witness, or threat is one...
• plausible Seeming reasonable or probable; appearing to be true or valid, though not nec...
• dubious Hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon, or of questionable quality or ...
• tenuous Very weak or slight; barely holding together. A tenuous connection, argument,...
• robust Strong, healthy, and vigorous. When describing an argument, system, or approa...
• cogent Clear, logical, and convincing. A cogent argument is one that is well-reasone...
• lucid Expressed clearly and easy to understand. Also, showing an ability to think c...
• ambivalent Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone, bein...
• unequivocal Leaving no doubt; unambiguous and clear. An unequivocal statement or response...