The phrase "a basis for arguing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the foundation or reasoning behind a particular argument or point of view.
Example: "The research provides a basis for arguing that climate change is primarily driven by human activity."
Alternatives: "a foundation for debate" or "a rationale for arguing".
Finally, the results of this investigation are used as a basis for arguing that the cross coefficients, λ12 and λ21, which control momentum transfer between fluid phases in porous media, cannot be equal.
The defense is sure to seize on the favorable arrangements with Mr. Iksil as a basis for arguing to a jury that it should not accept his version of how the swaps were valued.
The hearing was not a full evidentiary one; it was only meant to establish that the prosecution had a basis for arguing that this was a case of premeditated murder premeditation being a factor that would move the crime up on a scale, which, in South African law, is used to determine whether bail should be granted.
Johnson's personal dislike of some of the poets whose lives he wrote, such as John Milton and Thomas Gray, has been used as a basis for arguing that he was prejudiced against their poetry, but too much has been made of this.
The hearing was not a full evidentiary one; it was only meant to establish that the prosecution had a basis for arguing that this was a case of premeditated murder — premeditation being a factor that would move the crime up on a scale, which, in South African law, is used to determine whether bail should be granted.
Therefore, I used this finding as a basis for arguing the benefits of collective multifunctional judgment in selecting candidate projects, a discussion presented later in this paper.
Considered more carefully, though, that's hardly a reasonable basis for arguing against trying to redistribute the wealth in a diverse American state.
And the Met show provides a solid basis for arguing the case both ways.
Their conception of Tian (Heaven) provides a compelling basis for arguing that everyone's interests have equal moral worth.
There is a good basis for arguing that the way the FCC adopted this rule violated the APA, which prohibits "arbitrary and capricious" rulemaking.
Without stability in the sense that policy-makers do not simply change ideas in response to changing political and societal circumstances, there is only a weak basis for arguing that certain ideas are strongly embedded in the world-view of policy-makers.
