substantive argument
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstantiveandargument
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substantive
adjective
uk/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsubstantive argument
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It is a matter ofsubstantiveargumentto give content to this principle.
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However, thesubstantiveargumenthere is worth spelling out, and it is that leaders punish dissent with demotion in order to discourage further rebellion.
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That is all very well, but it raises a problem for thesubstantiveargumentthat they make.
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But this would be asubstantiveargumentabout the strength of the respective rights involved.
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Whether they do or not is a matter forsubstantiveargument.
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Although the book is by and large clearly written, thesubstantiveargumentis often dense and sometimes verges on the cryptic.
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The thesis that a statute requires something if and only if the law requires it, if true, is a discovery to be made on the basis ofsubstantiveargument.
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Mysubstantiveargumentis that several features of referendums in this country need to be established.
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So my conclusion on thesubstantiveargumentis this.
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That is not asubstantiveargumentand can be used in almost every case when amendments which are in the faintest degree controversial are tabled and moved.
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However, building asubstantiveargumentbased on a tautological foundation is problematic.
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Our substantive arguments about the moral similarities between equally blameless victims and equally careless actors do not dictate a unique policy approach.
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Unfortunately, the author cannot resist making 'clever ' remarks, even when these are forced and detract from his substantive arguments.
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However, let us suppose that substantive arguments show that this reflective critical attitude is an evaluative point of view.
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On the contrary, it has been shown that substantive arguments should play a role in the correcting of these intuitions.
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Some articles focused mainly on a different topic but also discussed regulation, and they were included if they contained at least one paragraph of substantive arguments about regulatory policies.
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The theorist analyzes concepts but accepts the limitations of conceptual analysis and therefore uses empirical knowledge and substantive arguments to explain, refine, or perhaps refute initial insights provided by intuitions.
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He makes "a priori" claims about the relationships between legal concepts such as "law," "rule-governed behavior," and "morality," then he considers substantive arguments to refine and organize these conceptual associations.
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Today's debate has contained many illustrative examples, but substantive arguments are also involved.
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