Dispute vs. Argument — What's the Difference?

A disagreement or conflict between parties.

A verbal exchange involving opposing views.

A contention subject to proof or debate.

A presentation of facts to prove a point.

A legal disagreement that may require judicial intervention.

A reason or rationale for or against something.

A disagreement or argument

An instance of persuasion through logic.

Argue about (something)

A contentious debate between parties.

Compete for; strive to win

In logic and philosophy, an argument is a series of statements (in a natural language), called the premises or premisses (both spellings are acceptable), intended to determine the degree of truth of another statement, the conclusion. The logical form of an argument in a natural language can be represented in a symbolic formal language, and independently of natural language formally defined "arguments" can be made in math and computer science.

To express disagreement over

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one

To express disagreement with (someone)

A reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory

To question the truth or validity of; doubt

An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F(x₁, x₂), the arguments of the function F are x₁ and x₂, and the value is y.

To strive to gain or win; struggle over

Any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.

To strive against; resist

A summary of the subject matter of a book.

To engage in discussion or debate

A discussion in which the parties involved express disagreement with one another; a debate

A verbal controversy; a debate

An angry discussion involving disagreement among the participants; a quarrel

A disagreement or quarrel

(Archaic) A reason or matter for dispute or contention

An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.

A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood

(uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.

A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason

(intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.

A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others.

(transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss

A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work.

To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

A topic; a subject

To strive or contend about; to contest

(Logic) The minor premise in a syllogism.

(obsolete) to struggle against; to resist

The independent variable of a function.

To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.

The angle of a complex number measured from the positive horizontal axis.

To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.

(Computers) A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine.

To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments.

(Linguistics) A word, phrase, or clause in a semantic relation with a word or phrase and that helps complete the meaning of that word or phrase, such as a noun phrase that is the object of a verb. The clause that we go is an argument of the verb suggest in the sentence I suggest that we go.

To strive or contend about; to contest.

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

To struggle against; to resist.

A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.

Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

Contest; struggle; quarrel.

(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.

A disagreement or argument about something important;

(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

Coming into conflict with

Any dispute, altercation, or collision.

Take exception to;

Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.

Have a disagreement over something;

The independent variable of a function.

An instance of arguing to challenge a claim or accusation.

The phase of a complex number.

A formal challenge to something generally accepted.

A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.

A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.

A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.

A matter in question; a business in hand.

The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.

Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.

To put forward as an argument; to argue.

To adduce evidence, to provide proof.

Proof; evidence.

A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.

A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.

The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.

Matter for question; business in hand.

The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.

The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.

To make an argument; to argue.

A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;

A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;

A summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie;

A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

A Dispute is a disagreement or conflict that may be formal or informal.

An Argument is a verbal exchange where opposing views are presented.

Yes, Dispute can function both as a noun and a verb.

While primarily a noun, "argumentative" serves as an adjective.

Generally, the focus of a Dispute is often on resolution through some form of mediation.

The focus of an Argument is generally to persuade the other party.

No, a Dispute can be either legal or personal and does not always require legal intervention.

Typically, yes, a Dispute involves two or more parties.

While Arguments are usually informal, they can appear in formal debates or writings.

Yes, an Argument can involve multiple people.

Yes, an Argument can escalate and become a more formal Dispute.

Yes, an Argument can be a reasoned presentation of opposing views.

Yes, Disputes can occur in personal relationships as well.

Generally, Disputes are more formal and may involve legal settings.

While not common, a persuasive Argument could potentially resolve a Dispute.