The phrase "a basic argument of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a fundamental point or claim made within a larger discussion or text.
Example: "In her essay, she presents a basic argument of the necessity for renewable energy sources to combat climate change."
Alternatives: "a fundamental point of" or "a core argument of".
"Rather that position was the logical conclusion of a basic argument on humanity".
The fact that petroleum is almost always found in marine sedimentary rocks has long been a basic argument in favour of a marine origin for this material.
That set in motion the biggest test imaginable of a basic argument that has consumed ivory-tower economists, union-hall organizers and corporate executives for years on end: What if paying workers more, training them better and offering better opportunities for advancement can actually make a company more profitable, rather than less?
What do you need to do to make your dissertation into a book? 7. What was the basic argument of the article you've had accepted by [Critical Inquiry]?
In this sense, Habermas's emphasis on the limiting effect of complexity on democracy and his rejection of a fully democratic form of sociation continue the basic argument of the necessity of systems integration, even with its costs.
The basic argument of his campaign was that a Democrat could not win the Presidency unless he was a white Southerner.
The basic argument of Winners, Losers and Microsoft, a controversial study from Oakland, Calif.-based economic policy think tank The Independent Institute, is that we should all be happy that Microsoft dominates the market for PC operating systems, word processing, Web browsers and other software.
The basic argument of this paper is that a double paradigm shift is urgently necessary: from mainstream approaches which tend to focus overwhelmingly on the material poverty and deprivation experienced by some children, deemed by definition to be those in households-in-poverty, to one that widens the field of vision to include both material and non-material dimensions of wellbeing of all children.
Alexander lays out the basic argument of how the Patriot Act would have stopped 9/11, an argument he made last week and that FBI director Robert Mueller made last week.
The basic argument of the Kalven report was that to do so would chill debate on the campus.
