The phrase "argue what makes" is not correct and may lead to confusion in written English.
It could be used in a context where someone is discussing the reasons or factors that contribute to a particular argument or point of view, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "In the debate, we need to argue what makes a good leader versus a bad leader."
Alternatives: "discuss what constitutes" or "debate what defines".
What frustrates the passionate about America — its creaky checks and balances, diffuse sovereignties and general aversion to sudden change — is, Ellis argues, what makes possible the triumphs we do manage to pull off.
In Making Saints Kenneth Woodward argues, "What makes saints interesting, therefore, is not what we find in them worth imitating real saints are not the sort of people who try to 'set a good example' but rather what makes them inimitable" (403).
Susan Ritchie, an architect of the Tower Hamlets You Decide! project, argues: "What made a difference in Tower Hamlets was the scale of the budget available".
Those types of existing land uses, Lukas argues, are what make the planned apartments next door so out of place.
Rejecting a popular perception that politicians are "all the same" and "in it for themselves," Robinson argued: "What will make this year's battle so gripping is the rise of those we used to label 'Others' on our election night graphics".
You could argue about what makes a gadget delightful: Simplicity, sleek looks or cool materials.
His critics argue that what makes him compelling is his practice of taking suggestive evidence and insisting that it's incontrovertible.
The pair represent CP Snow's two rival cultures, and their division is at its most stark when they come to argue about what makes us happy.
James W. Ceaser and Daniel DiSalvo, political scientists at the University of Virginia, writing in the fall issue of the Public Interest, argue that what makes Bush's foreign policy distinctive is its attempt to implement an idea.
Many argue that what makes Darfur different from other African crises is race, with the conflict there pitting Arabs against people often called "black Africans," but here again Mr. Mamdani takes on conventional wisdom.
The gender and race constructionists will reject this response and will argue that what makes the claim apt concerns the social relations in which she stands.
