"An argument is an intellectual process, while contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says."?

"An argument is an intellectual process, while contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says."?
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Any argument that is debated with reason & sound logic, can be described as being an “intellectual process.” Contradiction on the other hand, can be viewed as an incompatability on specific issues, in other words, broad agreement is unlikely ever to be reached.
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