The phrase "a supporting argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing reasoning or evidence that bolsters a particular claim or position in an argument or debate.
Example: "In her essay, she presented a supporting argument that highlighted the importance of renewable energy sources in combating climate change."
Alternatives: "an additional rationale" or "a corroborating point".
The paragraph might clarify a tricky aspect of the paper, raise an objection, raise some pertinent questions, add a supporting argument, fend off an objection to the paper, or otherwise engage with the paper in a way that reflects serious thought.
In one experiment, for example, a seller presented participants (who were playing the role of buyer) with an opening offer for an apartment: "I ask $190,000 for the apartment". Sometimes the offer was accompanied by a supporting argument, such as reference to a recent renovation; sometimes it was not.
This joint claim serves as a supporting argument against the reproach of psychologism.
Hobbes does offer a supporting argument, when he claims that 'incorporeal substance' and 'incorporeal body' are "all one".
In this example, the speaker conveys his confidence as a supporting argument for the performative acts, whereas in 27b he conveys his confidence in the occurrence of a future event according to the conditions related in the respective protases.
If indeed it is plausible to treat them on a par with compounds, then they are not very useful as a supporting argument for local defaults: instead of defaults, we have lexical meaning of compounds.
A further supporting argument for this hypothesis is that the increased pain facilitation is correlated with the migraine attack frequency.
The fact that women publish less than men is usually used as a key supporting argument.
Conversely however, meeting or exceeding these h-index values, should be seen as a strong supporting argument for promotion.
A common supporting argument is that maternal education increases mothers' knowledge about child health and healthcare services [ 48], and thereby improves mothers' healthcare-seeking behaviors for their children and themselves [ 51].
Through meetings with Legislative Council members as well as officials in the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau, the coalition provided a variety of supporting arguments and figures to substantiate their case [ 38].
