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 argumentativeness
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 Ar·gu·men·ta·tive a.
 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
 2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]
 3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
 --Ar*gu*men*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Ar*gu*men*ta*tive*ness, n.
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