The phrase "argument settled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a disagreement or debate has been resolved or concluded.
Example: "After much discussion, we finally reached a consensus, and the argument settled left everyone satisfied with the outcome."
Alternatives: "dispute resolved" or "debate concluded".
Obviously nobody's going to be hounded out of punditry if their predictions are mistaken, but we will at least be able to declare this particular argument settled, once and for all, in favor of liberals or conservatives.
The main part of his argument settled, Vasubandhu entertains another set of counterarguments, which are the charges of solipsism and moral nihilism: How, the internal objector asks, can beings interact with one another?
Paul Gigot is worried that if they bring GITMO detainees to Thomson, Illinois, and that they subsequently win their habeas corpus argument (it's not an argument, by the way, habeas corpus are rights given to "persons" under the "Constitution," an argument settled long ago, maybe Jane Mayer can help push Paul to that hospice) that said detainees OMGZ MIGHT GET RELEASE INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Nancy Dean files: "Election Year Argument Settled".
And, Ginsburg asked the first question at argument, settling any question of recusal with a firm "no way" from the Notorious RBG.
At the same time, there seem to be trivial arguments settling questions like this in the affirmative.
Having time to let the arguments settle before actually getting into a discussion with somebody will prove beneficial later on.
During the trip, they recall, an argument ensued between two smugglers on the convoy about money and shots were exchanged before the argument was settled.
The argument is settled by a policeman who takes them to the station house.
If the debate in thinktank seminar rooms is anything to go by, this argument was settled a decade ago.
On Monday night, after days of argument, CBS settled the matter, unearthing film confirming there had been no sniper fire.
