subtle argument

Example Sentences

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I think you’re making a subtle argument and it’s worth landing on it really squarely.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

But Uchida and Padmore also made a subtle argument that it can also be — with a clue in the first song’s cry of “O Hoffnung!” — hopeful.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

But even more striking than the contrast with the Gehry building is the Broad’s subtle argument with much of recent museum design.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2015

But the rumpus in Britain reflects a deeper and more subtle argument dividing school staff rooms around the world—one with broader consequences.

From Economist • Apr. 11, 2013

It takes the place of intelligence in many people, whose minds, unaccustomed to subtle argument, only lend themselves to very simple reasoning.

From Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo-Tashi, Mme. Blanchard