(n) :
the act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbalcontest 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
(n) :
the act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbalcontest 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