Keyword
argument
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1961
Readings
ろん
(97%)
(2%)
Composed of
say
sloped roof
volume (of a book)
Used in vocabulary (726 in total)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
Examples (200 in total)
What led you to this conclusion?
They came to the conclusion that the ship must have sunk.
We came to the conclusion that he had been right.
I came to the conclusion that something was wrong.
I came to the same decision as you.
We came to the conclusion that he is a genius.
Of course, I do not want to die. But to be alive is painful as well.
From that conclusion the family could be divided into two groups.
We came to the conclusion that we should support the movement.
How did you arrive at such a conclusion?
The two came to the same conclusion.
Could you elaborate on your new theory?
I don't believe this theory.
This is an important theory.
Further study will prove that the theory is right.
The experiment confirmed his theory.
It is impossible to get him to understand the new theory.
The theory is not accepted yet.
That theory isn't generally accepted.
The teacher explained his theory using pictures.
I think your basic theory is wrong.
Practice must go hand in hand with theory.
It's difficult to understand his theory.
Few people are able to understand his theories.
He illustrated the theory with facts.
He illustrated his theory with examples.
It is impossible to make her understand the theory.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
In theory it is possible, but in practice it is very difficult.
In theory, it's possible.
I think I have a theory about that.
I cannot follow your theory.
The results will not contradict the theory.
They concluded that he was lying.
How did you arrive at this conclusion?
He just brushed aside any objections to the proposal.
I will discuss the question with you in detail.
Your suggestion seems irrelevant to our discussion here.
After we had tea, we began the discussion.
Let's put a stop to this discussion.
I took his side in the argument.
What is the basis for the argument?
We still have enough time to discuss it.
It was an argument of little substance.
We discussed the plan yesterday.
We discussed the matter with each other.
Let's not discuss the matter today.
I don't like arguing.
It's no use arguing with him.
It is no use trying to argue with him.
His argument is inconsistent with our policy.
He didn't participate in the discussion.
They are always arguing about money.
They liked to argue about political issues.
They discuss the matter every day.
They entered into a heated discussion.
They seemed to be discussing a matter of great importance.
It's no use arguing with her.
There's no need for us to argue about this.
We discussed the matter.
Did you take part in the discussion yesterday?
We still have many other things to discuss.
We took part in the discussion.
We discussed what to do and where to go.
I'm afraid that I don't want to discuss this matter.
I was involved in a petty argument.
I argued with them about the matter.
I argued with him about it.
I argued with him about the new plan.
We were involved in a petty argument.
The plan is now being discussed.
The policeman did not believe my story, and I thought it was no good arguing with him.
All the arguments pointed in the same direction.
The argument ended in a fight.
Let's carry on the discussion.
They came up with a plan after a long discussion.
He applied his theory to his case.
This problem is too simple, so it is hardly worth discussing.
This idea is the basis of my argument.
What do you base your theory on?
I came to the conclusion that I had been deceived.
This is how we reached the conclusion.
It is no use arguing with him about it.
The drivers began arguing about who was to blame for the accident.
You must not jump to conclusions.
I think your theory does not hold water.
His theory was absolutely unrealistic.
His argument was most convincing.
Discussions are ongoing.
Theory and practice do not necessarily go together.
We were unable to follow his logic.
We couldn't understand her logic.
I don't support that theory.
Though his argument was convincing, we did not side with him.
I was forced to support his theory.
This question must be discussed separately from that one.
The interpretation of this data, however, is very much in dispute.
They spent hours in argument about the future of Japan.
A theory must be followed by practice.
His theory is widely accepted as valid.
We discussed the new plan yesterday.
The argument will not hold.
"Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet."
You should turn in your paper by next Saturday.
This data is for my thesis.
This scientific article reads like a novel.
For writing papers, most college students mainly use computers.
His paper is better than mine.
His paper is superior to mine.
His paper reads like a novel.
He wrote a paper on the subject.
The data in her paper serves to further our purpose.
She likes to read scientific articles.
I have a few essays to write by tomorrow.
The rule requires that theses be written in English.
Have you already decided what the topic of your thesis will be?
Have you finished writing your thesis?
This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.
His argument was far from rational.
His argument is rational.
Why don't you take your time in finishing your paper?
There was no objection on the part of the students.
If there is no objection, we will close the meeting now.
For my part, I have no objection.
As for me, I have no objection.
That theory is generally accepted.
After they argued, they didn't speak to each other for a week.
The article deserves careful study.
It took us three hours to come to a conclusion.
The scientist maintained that the theory should be tested through experiments.
The data to be discussed below was collected in the following way.
Thus they decided that I was innocent.
They went on arguing for hours.
I can't follow your logic.
He applied his theory to some cases.
It is difficult for a theory to survive such a test.
This theory was founded on a scientific basis.
We carried on the discussion till late at night.
His view is quite logical.
I'm not good at thinking logically.
This theory holds in everything.
As far as I know, there are no good books on the theory.
This article will affect my thinking.
Mary and John quarreled, but made up after a while.
I try to avoid arguments.
The quarrel settled, he returned home.
They argue a lot, but for the most part they get along quite well together.
She was always quarreling with her brothers.
She was always quarreling with her parents.
He developed his own theory.
After much debate, we decided to spend our holidays in Spain.
I inferred from our conversation that he was unhappy with his job.
He wins his arguments by logical reasoning.
There is no need to draw a hasty conclusion.
There was a heated argument as to who should be appointed chairman.
I meant to have finished writing the paper.
His theory is based on fact.
His argument was based on facts.
When I visited their apartment, the couple was right in the middle of an argument.
It is out of the question for you to go to New York this weekend.
His proposal is completely out of the question.
It's clear that our arguments don't coincide at all.
Do you and Tom argue often?
Tom and Bill arrived at different conclusions from each other.
I don't think it's wise to argue with Tom.
I can't follow Tom's logic.
Tom decided not to discuss religion.
I'd like to hear Tom's opinion at least once before we come to a conclusion.
We concluded that mutual aid was essential for attaining the goal.
They are interested in abstract reasoning.
This theme should be treated in more detail.
This subject should be discussed in detail.
The problem is being discussed now.
While we were discussing the problem, I hit upon a good idea.
Let's discuss the respective merits of the candidates.
She argues just for the sake of arguing.
We held a meeting with a view to discussing the problem.
I refuse to discuss that question.
I discussed the matter with him.
We discussed the problem at length.
He can speak French, and obviously English.
Here, I'll confine this discussion to why many foreigners enjoy sumo.
His argument was aside from the point.
Theory and practice do not always go together.
The result confirmed my hypothesis.
Their argument eventually ended in a draw.
We came to the conclusion that he should be fired.
His theories were put into effect.
This political problem gave rise to hot discussions.
We discussed the problem freely.
The conclusion rests on a solid basis.
His theory is based on careful research.
His theory is based on many facts.
His conclusion is based on these facts.
Her argument was not based on facts.
Discussion is based upon mutual respect.
He argued as follows.
His theory is difficult to understand.
The judge concluded that the prisoner was innocent.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.