disputation

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1. disputation - Noun

2. disputation - Verb

Meaning

The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

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I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war. Peter Abelard

A real education takes place, not in the lecture hall or library, but in the rooms of friends, with earnest frolic and happy disputation. Stephen Fry

He did a lot of disputation and he always raised his voice when his logic was weak. Sheri S. Tepper

Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Christopher Hitchens

they were involved in a violent argument Source: Internet

Because of the disagreements, Zwingli decided to boycott the disputation. Source: Internet

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