opposing opinions
71binebate — What TV news people imagine a debate is. A binebate is a binary debate, a technique for exploring reality based on the assumption that for any issue there exist only two (opposing) opinions. Did you see the debate on Newsnight about X? Nah, what… …
72binebate — What TV news people imagine a debate is. A binebate is a binary debate, a technique for exploring reality based on the assumption that for any issue there exist only two (opposing) opinions. Did you see the debate on Newsnight about X? Nah, what… …
73argument — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)gjʊmənt[/t]] ♦♦ arguments 1) N VAR: oft N for/against n/ ing, N that An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct. There s a strong argument …
74bipolar — [[t]baɪpo͟ʊlə(r)[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Bipolar systems or situations are dominated by two strong and opposing opinions or elements. [FORMAL] ...the bipolar world of the Cold War years …
75conflicting outlooks — contrasting points of view, opposing opinions …
76divisive — adjective having the effect of dividing people into groups with opposing opinions: Religious schools were seen as socially divisive …
77controversy — [kän′trə vʉr΄sē] n. pl. controversies [ME controversie < L controversia < controversus, turned in an opposite direction < contra, against + versus: see VERSE] 1. a lengthy discussion of an important question in which opposing opinions… …
78crossfire — [krôs fīr΄, kräsfīr΄] n. 1. Mil. fire directed at an objective from two or more positions so that the lines of fire cross 2. any energetic exchange, as of opposing opinions: Also cross fire …
79hard hat — noun 1. a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. • Syn: ↑construction worker • Hypernyms: ↑craftsman, ↑artisan, ↑journeyman, ↑artificer 2. a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers …
80narrow-mindedness — noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior • Syn: ↑narrowness • Ant: ↑broad mindedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow (for: ↑narrowness), ↑ …
