The phrase "a distinctive argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an argument that is unique or stands out in some way, often in the context of a discussion or debate.
Example: "In her essay, she presented a distinctive argument that challenged the conventional views on climate change."
Alternatives: "a unique argument" or "a notable argument".
In addition, one might endorse haecceitism, not on the strength of any distinctive argument, but by a more general appeal to modal intuition, according to which haecceitistic differences simply seem possible.
Cordemoy is also known for a rather distinctive argument for why bodies are not real causes, one that employs the controversial premise that the motion of a body can be continued only by the causal agent that initiated it (Discernement 135 36; cf. Nadler 2005, 42).
Another way is to observe a distinctive pattern of argument employed, in which the hypothesis that a certain type of substance, quality, etc. exists is supported on the ground that it explains some feature of our linguistic practice (for example, the argument that space exists as it explains our use of directional terms).
The forgoing line of argument reveals a distinctive aspect of Kant's approach: his account of the content of moral requirements and the nature of moral reasoning is based on his analysis of the unique force moral considerations have as reasons to act.
A distinctive design might strengthen the argument, but is $550 really a fair price for basic pants?
This appeal to the community will assume a distinctive philosophical shape as the argument of Being and Time progresses.
Nevertheless, as becomes clear in the final pages, the book as a whole may be seen as one long argument for a distinctive solution to the problem of evil.
A third type of inductive justification recognizes the argument from analogy as a distinctive form, but treats its past successes as evidence for future success.
They also, their proponents claimed, give a better explanation of the open-question argument, since they find a distinctive emotive or action-guiding force in moral concepts and judgements that is not present in non-moral ones.
