Does arguing mean disagreeing?

Question

My friend says he doesn't argue but disagrees,. I told him it means the same d**n thing. All arguments dont have to involve yelling and fighting. I guess he thinks that arguing does involve fighting. Who is right????

Answer 1

you know what you are right arguing means disagreeing but it does get you to yell and fight.

Answer 2

You are both right and both wrong.

Arguing takes two and usually ends up getting you nowhere.

But you can disagree with somebody and defend their right to have a different opinion. This is a much more amicable method.

Agree to disagree, but don't argue.

Answer 3

Seems you are both too strict in definition. One can disagree without "arguing" if one defines disagreeing as a simple diversity of opinion w/o rancor. One may also "argue" a position if by that one means to present salient points supporting ones position but with logic rather than animosity. It is extremely possible you may both be correct. Why not debate something of consequence? or if this person is a significant other, why not agree to disagree and cuddle instead?

Answer 4

It's an issue of semantics there...as in "I say po-tay-to, You say po-tah-to."

An argument is simply defined as anything that provides reasons for or against something else.  All arguments don't have to be verbal, so def dont have to involve yelling and fighting.  When you argue, you show you are disagreeing...It's the "same d**n thing" lol.

As for who is right??  Well, I just said my point :-).

Answer 5

    ar·gue

Pronunciation:

    \ˈär-(ˌ)gyü\

Function:

    verb

Inflected Form(s):

    ar·gued; ar·gu·ing

Etymology:

    Middle English, from Anglo-French arguer to reprove, argue & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Anglo-French arguer, from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere; akin to Hittite arkuwai- to plead, respond

Date:

    14th century

intransitive verb 1 : to give reasons for or against something : reason <argue for a new policy> 2 : to contend or disagree in words : dispute <argue about money> transitive verb 1 : to give evidence of : indicate <the facts argue his innocence> 2 : to consider the pros and cons of : discuss <argue an issue> 3 : to prove or try to prove by giving reasons : maintain <asking for a chance to argue his case> 4 : to persuade by giving reasons : induce <couldn't argue her out of going>

synonyms see discuss

— ar·gu·er Listen to the pronunciation of arguer \-gyə-wər, -gyü-ər\ noun

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    dis·agree

Pronunciation:

    \ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē\

Function:

    intransitive verb

Etymology:

    Middle English, to refuse assent, from Anglo-French desagreer, from des- dis- + agreer to agree

Date:

    15th century

1 : to fail to agree <the two accounts disagree> 2 : to differ in opinion <he disagreed with me on every topic> 3 : to cause discomfort or distress <fried foods disagree with me>