The phrase "adding weight to the argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing evidence or reasoning that strengthens a particular point of view or claim in a debate or discussion.
Example: "The recent study on climate change is adding weight to the argument that immediate action is necessary to combat global warming."
Alternatives: "strengthening the argument" or "bolstering the case".
The statement went on to point out an improving labour market, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate, adding weight to the argument for ending QE.
People coming off serotonergic antidepressants have reported feeling the zaps, too, adding weight to the argument.
Research indicates that caregivers are at higher risk of depressive symptomatology with many meeting clinically significant criteria in need of assistance [ 68, 69], adding weight to the argument for earlier, more robust assessment to identify those in need of follow-up to prevent ongoing health issues.
The findings, the researchers say, add weight to the argument that when people have less access to guns, they are less likely to commit suicide.
A new study adds weight to the argument that giving swimming lessons to children ages 1 to 4 makes them less likely to drown.
To the contrary, the more modest gains add weight to the argument by the economist Robert Gordon of Northwestern University that the rapid productivity gains of the late 1990's were largely a result of a cyclical pickup in growth.
After losing their first ever Ryder Cup on home soil the previous year, Sandy Lyle's victory at Augusta added weight to the argument that the balance in world golf was steadily shifting.
Why should they suddenly feel well when taking a tablet after being warned of possible adverse effects?" Dr Finegold said the results would not necessarily add weight to the argument for the wider prescription of statins.
But, he added, the discovery of a new species of oviraptorosaur adds weight to the argument that rather than being in decline before the mass extinction, dinosaurs might have been flourishing.
The numbers also add weight to the argument -- still being made by a majority of economists -- that the United States is more likely than not to avoid a recession this year.
A recent report into level 6 tests at primary school in maths and reading have added weight to the argument that test-driven education can be a barrier to learning.
