The phrase "argued taking" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks context to determine its intended use.
Example: "The lawyer argued taking the evidence into account during the trial."
Alternatives: "contended that" or "asserted taking".
For example, they argued, taking on huge long-term debt burdens during the telecommunications industry build-out of the 1990's was out of sync with the rapid depreciation and obsolescence of computer-based equipment.
But ultimately argued taking care of their health shouldn't be something women need be ashamed of.
Those who are opposing the bill seem to think that if we provide services for the uninsured, that we will somehow be taking away from them - or, as a number of the protesters have argued, "taking away their America".
During his remarks Tuesday, the president argued taking down Confederate statues, such as the Lee statue, could lead to the removal of statues of other historic figures, such as George Washington or Thomas Jefferson.
The worst clashes, he argued, took place between Islamic and other civilizations.
Lutherian severity lies at the core of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which, scholars have argued, takes that 1519 treatise as a model.
The notion that capitalists should allow communists to buy their companies is, some argue, taking economic liberalism to an absurd extreme.
German firms also pay more attention to their supply chains, he argues, taking managers from their suppliers on trade trips to China, for example.
And Roy, I would argue, takes inspiration from sources closer to home.
Those businesses, as Paul argues, take a risk by maintaining, in this example, racist policies.
First, they argue, take the medicine and stave off the lethal threat; then deal with the collateral problems.
