The phrase "acknowledge this argument" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want someone to recognize or accept the validity of a particular argument in a discussion or debate.
Example: "In order to move forward, we must first acknowledge this argument and consider its implications for our overall strategy."
Alternatives: "recognize this argument" or "accept this argument."
That could artificially boost the size of the labor force, which is used to determine the unemployment rate.Mr Salmon acknowledges this argument but dismisses it:Evans isn't very good at math... Well yes, the labor force is indeed used to determine the unemployment rate, but it's the denominator in that calculation.
As Goldman himself acknowledges, however, this argument can only really work on the assumption that actualist HOT theory is supposed to be some sort of analytic or logical truth.
Spencer and Duke are more explicit in acknowledging what this argument means.
Few European governments seem ready to acknowledge the argument that their far-flung interventions turn their own citizens against them.
On the chilling effect on the industry: Cote is careful to acknowledge the argument Apple made in court -- that essentially punishing the company for trying to break into a new market will discourage others from doing so in the future.
More importantly, the court did at least acknowledge the argument that indecency rules could be "overruled" because the once scarce public airwaves have been "overtaken by technological change and the wide availability of multiple other choices for listeners and viewers".
Turing acknowledged this prejudice (The Argument from Consciousness) in his 1950 paper, Computing Machinery and Intelligence.
Even Bloomberg himself basically acknowledged this, saying, "Your argument, I guess, could be that it's a little less convenient to have to carry two 16-ounce drinks to your seat in the movie theater rather than one 32 ounce….
Refusing to rebut, satirise, or even acknowledge the arguments and assumptions aired daily on Fox News is simply to let their influence grow unchecked.
Because of this, additional steps were taken in this research to further decrease the likelihood of information loss and erroneous results as well as to acknowledge the arguments by skeptics, who caution against the use of Likert-type scales as interval data.
