nonsensical argument

collocation in English

meaningsofnonsensicalandargument

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nonsensical
adjective
uk
/ˌnɒnˈsen.sɪ.kəl/us
/ˌnɑːnˈsen.sɪ.kəl/
silly ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofnonsensicalandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of course, they do not get such a service and that is anonsensicalargument.
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I think that that is anonsensicalargument.
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That certainly is the mostnonsensicalargumentanyone can produce.
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I believe that this is anonsensicalargumentwhich should be refuted.
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I think that is an utterlynonsensicalargument.
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It is anonsensicalargumentwhich we have had over and again.
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It is anonsensicalargumenteven in relation to wage rates.
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It contained thenonsensicalargumentthat the workers had immense power even greater than that of the employers.
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That is the most misconceived andnonsensicalargumentthat could be addressed to us.
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It would be difficult to find a morenonsensicalargument.
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There has been no attempt to justify that perfectlynonsensicalargument.
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I hope that we shall not have thatnonsensicalargumentagain.
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It is anonsensicalargumentthat the conditions of employment in the firm will be damaged by its disposal to private enterprise.
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It is difficult to imagine a morenonsensicalargumentagainst the concept.
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Some authorities in the past advanced thenonsensicalargumentthat decimalisation did not lead to a rise in prices.
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It is anonsensicalargument.
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That is anonsensicalargument.
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I find that anonsensicalargument.
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This is anonsensicalargument.
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Really, it is anonsensicalargument.
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