The phrase "argued a bit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a discussion or debate took place, but it was not extensive or intense.
Example: "During the meeting, we argued a bit about the best approach to the project, but we eventually reached a consensus."
Alternatives: "debated slightly" or "discussed briefly".
She spoke with the diction of somebody giving a dramatic reading, and she stumbled more than once as she read, botching the crucial line: "I will vote to support, of, the, the, will vote in support of cloture on the motion to proceed to this bill". She argued, a bit too strenuously, that "I'm not thinking about my reelection" in 2010.
I know the children in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe argue a bit but not much compared to real life or children in more recent fiction.
But it does help the government to argue a bit less implausibly that its reforms are bearing fruit.Most pollsters say it is too late for Mr Kohl to make a comeback.
When the long foretold kidnap occurs, all that actually happens is that some of them catch malaria, recover when the tribe give them special herbs, argue a bit and are later set free.
Sometimes she does argue a bit but any partnership works like that".
Believe it or not, but I remember actually having to argue a bit to make it happen.
Or possibly, as some argue, a bit of inflation, especially wage inflation, that cut the deflationary burden of our record debts, would be a good thing.
Tommy had a load of distractions in his life, and I was very much focussed on my career, and I guess in a way we just kind of clashed, we kept butting heads a lot, we'd argue a bit, and he was trying to focus on his career as well.
"I don't argue a bit that represented his sentiments," Abercrombie said.
"I don't argue a bit that represented his sentiments," Abercrombie said, even as he questioned the letter's authorship.
If you notice that guests start arguing a bit, you can change the subject to try to avoid conflict.
