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argue against

   Also found in: Legal 0.02 sec.
argue against someone or something 
1. Lit. [for someone] to make a case against someone or something; to oppose the choice of someone or something in an argument. I am preparing myself to argue against the case. Liz argued against Tom as the new president, but we chose him anyway.
2. Fig. [for something, such as facts] to support a case against someone or something in an argument; [for something, such as facts] to support a case against the choice of someone or something in an argument. I have uncovered something that argues against continuing this friendship. His own remarks argue against his qualifications for the office, but he probably will be elected anyway.
See also: against, argue


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Chamlong appeared in court on Monday where police were seeking to extend his detention by 12 days, while Chaiwat was later due to appear in the same court, where his lawyers were expected to argue against his detention.
With liberal recourse to anecdotal case stories illustrating their points, the authors (the publisher and the senior editor of Gun Week) argue that armed citizens do in fact deter and prevent crime, from domestic burglaries to mass school shootings, and argue against gun control laws that might take guns out of the hands of those who would use them only for self protection.
Such user-producer speculation is hard to argue against, but one can argue against an oligopolistic market structure that amplifies speculation's destructive effects.
 
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