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contention(noun, discord, reasoning)
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controversy(noun, reasoning, contention)
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debate(noun, reasoning, contention)
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argument
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disputation(noun, reasoning, controversy)
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litigation(discord, contention)
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polemic
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logomachy(reasoning, contention)
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wrangling(noun, reasoning)
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contentions
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controversies
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debates
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dialectic(noun, reasoning, logic, disputation)
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disputations
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disputes
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apologetics
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apologia
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apology
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arguing
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argumentation
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