<def-root>An <fen>Arguer</fen> presents a <fen>Content</fen>, along with <fen>Support</fen>, to an <fen>Addressee</fen>. The <fen>Content</fen> may refer elliptically to a course of action or it may refer to a proposition that the <fen>Addressee</fen> is to believe. Some lexical units (e.g. "prove") indicate the speaker's belief about the <fen>Content</fen>.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Content">that the evidence was inadmissable</fex>.</ex><ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Content">against the admissability of the evidence</fex>.</ex><ex>Jan <t>proved</t> <fex name="Content"> that the evidence was inadmissable</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Arguer</fen> wants the <fen>Addressee</fen> to entertain the <fen>Content</fen>, which can be a proposition to be believed or a course of action to be taken, based on the <fen>Support</fen> presented.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Content">that the evidence was inadmissable</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the physical or abstract setting in which the <fen>Content</fen> is conveyed.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Medium">in writing</fex> that the evidence was inadmissable.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Arguer</fen> presents the <fen>Content</fen> before the <fen>Addressee</fen>.<ex><fex name="Arguer">Jan</fex> <t>argued</t> that the evidence was inadmissable.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Addressee</fen> is the entity before whom the <fen>Arguer</fen> presents a <fen>Content</fen>. <ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Addressee">to the court</fex> that the evidence was inadmissable.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Support</fen> lends epistemic support to a claim, or provides a reason for a course of action.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> that gun was inadmissable as evidence <fex name="Support">because the police didn't have a search warrant</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifes the <fen>Manner</fen> in which an <fen>Arguer</fen> argues.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> <fex name="Manner">convincingly</fex> that the evidence was inadmissable. </ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Means</fen> by which an <fen>Arguer</fen> presents <fen>Content</fen> to an <fen>Addressee</fen>.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> the evidence was admissable <fex name="Means">by waving the warrant in the air</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Depictive</fen> identifies a phrase describing a participant in an action.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> that the evidence was inadmissable <fex name="Depictive">in a tuxedo</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Result</fen> of an arguing event.</def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Degree</fen> to which an arguing event occurs.<ex>Jan <t>argued</t> the defendant's innocence <fex name="Degree">beyond a shadow of a doubt</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The Time at which an <fen>Arguer</fen> makes an argument for the <fen>Content</fen>.
<ex> The government <t>argued</t> <fex name="Time">in August</fex> that the prisoners should not be released</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the location where an argument is made by an <fen>Arguer</fen>.
<ex>The young men will be <t>arguing</t> their policies <fex name="Place">in the school auditorium</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The period of time for which the <fen>Arguer</fen> presents his or her reasoning to the <fen>Addressee</fen>.
<ex>He <t>argued</t> <fex name="Duration">for hours</fex> that chess is a sport </ex></def-root>
<def-root>An entity related to the <fen>Content</fen>.</def-root>
Communication
COD: give reasons or cite evidence in support of something
COD: demonstrate by evidence or argument the truth or existence of
FN: to think about something using a logical process
COD: clearly show the existence or truth of
FN: argue, demonstrate, or prove that something is the case.
FN: to prove a proposition to be false by a set of reasoning
COD: a set of reasons given in support of something
COD: a strong verbal or written attack.
COD: a set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy
COD: the action of demonstrating something.
FN: an explanation