This is the 5117th most frequent German word.
argument
The German word "Argument" means "reason or point of view used to support a claim or opinion."
Here, 'argument' refers to a reason or set of reasons presented to support a point.
Das Argument des Autors war überzeugend.
The argument of the author was convincing.
In this case, 'argument' means a verbal dispute or disagreement.
Sie hatten ein hitziges Argument über politische Themen.
They had a heated argument about political topics.
Here, 'argument' denotes a line of reasoning or logical proof employed in mathematics.