No. 1,737 in Swedish

argument

Reason or point presented to support or oppose an idea.

In a sentence

Han presenterade ett starkt argument för varför vi borde ändra planen.
He presented a strong argument for why we should change the plan.
In this sentence, 'argument' is used to mean a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea.
Deras argument gick inte att bestrida, så förslaget röstades igenom.
Their argument could not be disputed, so the proposal was passed.
Here, 'argument' is understood as a line of reasoning or rationale that is persuasive and led to an agreement.
Det blev en lång diskussion med många argument på båda sidor.
It became a long discussion with many arguments on both sides.
In this context, 'arguments' refers to individual points or assertions made during a discussion or debate.

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