| argue |
| V(1) | [mantener, sotener, razonar] | argue, argues, arguing, argued |
| ~ Prep | ~ against | ~ for |
| We strongly argue against a role for this component. | We argue for the necessity of further analysis. |
| ~ Adv | ~ convincingly, ~ persuasively, ~ strongly | ~ previously, ~ recently |
| The authors have previously argued that this is the most effective approach. |
| ~ that-cl | -- |
| They argued that some dates are more reliable than others. | |
| > Aparece frecuentemente en pasiva y con vernos modales como can, could, may |
| ~ wh-cl | -- |
| One could argue whether this analysis is correct. |
| V(2) | [demostrar] | argue, argues, arguing, argued |
| N ~ | data ~, information ~, lines of evidence ~, observations ~ | experiments ~, demonstration ~, study ~ | fact ~ | findings ~, results ~| model ~ | possibilities ~ |
| Three lines of evidence argue that these assumptions should be modified. |
| ~ Prep | against | for |
| The experiment argues against this hypothesis. | These data argue strongly for additional pathways. |
| ~ that-cl | -- |
| This model argues that these two elements cannot be combined. |
| argument |