The phrase "argued badly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone presented their arguments in an ineffective or unconvincing manner.
Example: "During the debate, she argued badly, failing to support her points with evidence."
Alternatives: "made a poor argument" or "presented weak arguments."
But for locals it will mean the loss of land that was originally bequeathed to the city as space for a possible extension of the public library; one which many argue is badly needed.
Besides, he argues, price is not the reason badly needed drugs don't get widely distributed.
Many pro-globalisation books are so badly argued, so keen to deploy anecdote not evidence, that they discredit their cause.
His unsolicited memo should be understood for what it is, a badly argued attempt to put presidents above the law.
So the closeup view, emphasizing physical domination, isn't necessarily false, though it may be badly argued.
But the FISA court works with great speed and rarely rejects a warrant request, partly because the executive branch knows the rules and does not present frivolous or badly argued cases.
Granted, the qualities of bad journalism and bad history are very different: sensationalist, intrusive, populist tosh with millions of readers on the one side; overspecialized, badly argued, ill-written doctorates with no readers on the other.
The comments made in Re B-S about poor evidence gathering by social workers and badly argued cases for placement and adoption orders being nodded through lower courts have created huge difficulties for child protection teams.
One of the most important takeaways from this whole sorry affair is that this isn't about one critic at an important media outlet writing a half-baked, badly argued, glibly condescending piece (again).
One such example is Porsche, which for years resisted demands from the stock exchange to publish quarterly reports (it argued they would reflect badly on it during slow quarters).
