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Definition of "arguendo" []

  • For the sake of argument (adverb)
  • Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case. (adverb)

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Use "arguendo" in a sentence
  • "Assuming once again arguendo that your characterisation of the people you mentioned as “close confidants” of Obama and thus the appropriateness of the analogy, the answer is: No, I don’t have any problem with that."
  • "Doesn't it concede, even if "arguendo," * way* too much for him to stomach?"
  • "Not knowing what exactly you are asserting as the “facts” of Deir Yassin “The Irgun forces murdered the men, women and children of Deir Yassin in cold blood”, and what sources you believe show those to be the “facts,” I don’t know how to respond except en arguendo, that is saying, “If we were to accept your “facts”/argument, then...”"
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