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The phrase "argument for inaction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing reasons or justifications for not taking action in a particular situation or context.
Example: "The report presented a compelling argument for inaction, suggesting that the risks of intervention outweighed the potential benefits."
Alternatives: "case for inaction" or "justification for inaction".
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This is always the argument for inaction.
But others dismiss that as an argument for inaction.
But this is not an argument for inaction.
That cautionary tale is in no way an argument for inaction.
Nor is the uncertainty about its impact an argument for inaction.
And given the choice of Garland, the argument for inaction would look like a last-ditch effort — in the absence of any substantive count against him — rather than a purported stand on principle.
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When prompted to act, they think up arguments for inaction: If I change my password who's to say it can't be hacked again?
Justin has reached middle age with no ambition beyond tending his flower garden, and little use of his intellect beyond fashioning sophistical diplomatic arguments for inaction in the face of injustice.
To be sure, Mueller may have had some defensible arguments for his inaction.
Such arguments are a recipe for inaction.
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.
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