Argumentative vs. Assertive — What's the Difference?

In the American legal system, argumentative is an evidentiary objection raised in response to a question which prompts a witness to draw inferences from facts of the case.One common misconception is that argumentative questions are meant only to cause a witness to argue with the examiner. This error rests on misunderstanding the word "argument".

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Given to arguing

Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.

Using or characterized by systematic reasoning

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

Given to arguing; disputatious.

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

Of or characterized by argument

Inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured;

Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.

Confidently aggressive;

Prone to argue or dispute.

Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.

Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.

Given to or characterized by argument;