10
argument(noun, position, conflict, claim, notion)
8
competition
8
contention(noun, position, line, conflict, claim)
8
controversy(noun, conflict)
7
disputation
6
debate(noun, conflict)
6
disceptation
6
tilt(noun, conflict)
5
contest(noun, conflict)
5
dispute(noun, conflict)
4
arguing
4
thesis(noun, position, idea, belief, claim)
3
argumentation(noun, notion, theory, proposition)
3
rivalry(noun, conflict)
3
strife
2
careen
2
conflict
2
disagreement(noun, conflict)
2
polemic
2
statement(noun, line, notion, theory, proposition)
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