辻 ツバサ (tsubasa_en11) wrote in linguaphiles,
辻 ツバサ
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Can "argument" be something positive?

Hi Linguaphiles,

You have been very helpful in my quest of mastering English language and again I've come to your help for a question that in need of native English speakers' opinions.

What do you think of "argument"? What connotation does this word contain? To me, it's used when parties involved in a discussion disagree with each other and often, with anger. Would you think "avoid arguments" a good quality? It's weird but I don't think "to argue" for something holds so much negative connotation as "argument" itself, but that might be just my wrong perception. My friend argued that "arguments" can be positive and that something good will come out of it and thus, "avoid arguments" is a weakness of one. What do you think of this? And since we're on this, could someone tell me how would you differentiate "argument" and "conflict" in conversation?

Many thanks in advance for your reply! :)

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