The phrase "argument for action" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a rationale or justification for taking a specific action or making a decision.
Example: "The report presented a compelling argument for action to address climate change immediately."
Alternatives: "case for action" or "justification for action".
Ms. Pelosi, the House speaker, makes the argument for action on climate change even simpler.
The overriding argument for action is the persistent weakness of the American economy, which has left more than 25 million Americans unable to find full-time work.
"The double gain – both reducing the risk of climate change and reducing air pollution – is now seen as a very powerful and attractive argument for action.
The report provides a comprehensive template (and argument) for action to cut risks, from the Pacific Northwest to the Middle East.
But for Bretschko, the argument for action is undeniable: "If you are not willing to try, or aren't prepared to fail, you will find it hard to innovate".
A second argument for action, which may seem a bit paradoxical, is that the Fed needs to raise rates now so that it can cut them in the next recession.
Arguments for action based on what we don't know reinforce those based on what we do know.
Even some senior administration officials, in private conversations and in e-mails, have sniped at Mr. Hagel and General Dempsey, saying that their reserved demeanor undercut the administration's arguments for action in Syria.
Physicians and members of the general public forward different arguments for action and inaction when reasoning on the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment.
Results from the case studies show that research findings can be utilized as data and findings (instrumental), as ideas and criticism (conceptual), or as briefs and arguments for action (symbolic) [ 4, 10, 11].
