The phrase "argued increasing" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a point about an increase that was argued or debated, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The researchers argued increasing levels of pollution were affecting public health."
Alternatives: "claimed rising" or "contended growing".
However, Westacott argued increasing social security payments, as part of a wider review, would help the economy.
As the independent and respected Institute for Fiscal Studies has argued: Increasing the income tax allowance takes low income people out of income tax.
He feared the conflict had endangered the nation's historical identity, and argued increasing the troop levels in Vietnam would only aggravate the strategic problems there.
As our own Congresswoman from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo), has argued, increasing the nuclear weapons budget while shrinking funding for nonproliferation efforts aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism makes little sense.
However, as Dworkin has argued, increasing the number of choices available to an agent may not increase their autonomy; for instance, doing so might change the nature of the agent's choice situation, or involve replacing the agent's preferred option with various other inferior options.
This, he argued, increases people's sense that "everything has just become too big to grasp and understand".
This would inflate the money supply, and, adherents argued, increase the nation's prosperity.
Further, Taylor argued, increased precipitation is occurring in what would normally be summer and fall drought seasons, not the spring or fall.
The reforms, Mr. Flores-Macías argues, increased funds devoted to antidrug efforts and more reliable security forces.
Without one, they argue, increased collateral requirements for cleared trades would make hedging their everyday risks much more expensive.
Greater affluence and consumerism, Kynaston argues, increased the importance of home life and diminished the sense of collective identity: sports and cinema attendance declined, while television thrived, especially with the introduction of a commercial alternative to the BBC.
