talking point

noun

a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.

Origin:
1910–15

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talking point
noun
an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion

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Talking point is always a great word to know.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Example sentences

It's vague, open-ended, and exactly the sort of empty talking point that

coarsens and dumbs down national discourse.

The stand, which was laid out in the style of a wine store, became a visual

talking point among exhibitors and visitors.

Chris has been unresponsive and dismissive to arguments that directly address

perhaps the signature talking point of his career.

Too bad this talking point fails in the face of reality.

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