arguability
Open to dispute
Arguability is the quality of being open to argument or debate.
It suggests a claim or position has enough merit to be worth disputing, without being obviously true or false: The arguability of his thesis made it perfect for academic discussion.
The word often appears in legal contexts where the viability of a case is in question.
Reliability of structure
- defensibilityCapacity to withstand attack
- tenabilityCapacity to withstand criticism
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
coherence · credibility · reasonableness · logic · supportability · groundedness · cogency · persuasiveness
Capacity for challenge
- disputabilityCapacity for being challenged
- questionabilityState of being doubtful
- contentiousnessDisposition toward disagreement
- mootnessState of being pointless
openness · negotiability · litigiousness · refutability · deniability
Openness to multiple interpretations
- doubtLack of firm belief
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- equivocalityState of being unclear
nebulousness · indefiniteness · unclearness · imprecision · fuzziness · tentativeness · inconclusiveness · murkiness
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- discordLack of agreement
opposition · clash · friction · dissent · polarization · division · tension · standoff
soundness
Reliability of structure
- defensibilityCapacity to withstand attack
- tenabilityCapacity to withstand criticism
- justifiabilityState of being warranted
plausibility · coherence · credibility · reasonableness · logic · supportability · groundedness · cogency · persuasiveness · merit
contestability
Capacity for challenge
- disputabilityCapacity for being challenged
- questionabilityState of being doubtful
- contentiousnessDisposition toward disagreement
mootness · openness · negotiability · litigiousness · refutability · deniability
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- doubtLack of firm belief
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
equivocality · nebulousness · indefiniteness · unclearness · imprecision · fuzziness · tentativeness · inconclusiveness · murkiness · obscurity
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
discord · opposition · clash · friction · dissent · polarization · division · tension · standoff · impasse
arguabilityindisputability
Being beyond question
certainty · unquestionability · incontrovertibility · undeniability · conclusiveness
arguabilityproof
Demonstration of truth
demonstrability · verifiability · conclusive evidence · black-and-white · open-and-shut
argue, argues, argued, arguing, arguer, arguers, argument, arguments, argumentative