The phrase "authoritative argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a claim or reasoning that is backed by credible evidence or expert opinion, suggesting that it holds significant weight or validity.
Example: "The researcher presented an authoritative argument that challenged the existing theories in the field."
Alternatives: "convincing argument" or "definitive argument".
But drawing on extensive scholarship and voluminous primary sources, Hosking builds a strong and authoritative argument that the Soviet Union "was both Russian and anti-Russian".
"Counting" is a provocative piece that asserts the position that the Constitution is still not color-blind, despite what many have proposed, and makes an authoritative argument for such a claim.
With the possible exception of theses 1, 5, and 10, there is simply not enough contextual information to offer an authoritative argument for any interpretation, though at least some readings can be ruled out for failing to cohere with any recognized issues or theories in early Chinese philosophical discourse.
Whether or not this is a research paper, there is often a secondary source or an authoritative argument, to which you need to respond.
One strategy for creationists is an attempt to transform creationism into a science using contributions from scientists as authoritative arguments in order to create "scientific creationism".
In addition to authoritative arguments and purely empirical justifications, his question on the squaring of the circle uses properly mathematical arguments appealing to both Euclid (in the version of Campanus of Novarra) and Archimedes (translated by Gerard of Cremona).
You know the art of effective communication and creating authoritative arguments and understand the importance of both content and form.
Revealed once more, too, is its arrogance; for it acknowledges public resistance but hopes that "opposition might eventually be worn down by solid, authoritative scientific argument".
"Opposition might eventually be worn down by solid, authoritative scientific argument". As part of this drive, the meeting decided that before Parliament was informed of the decision to press ahead with GM maize, supportive MPs would be encouraged to speak out.
Students grasped the dual point of the exercise: while even the most authoritative critics' arguments from evidence should be scrutinized, no evidence carries instructions about its most effective use.
With its provocative argument, authoritative tone and chummy allusions to members of the American fiction establishment (at one point, he excerpted a personal letter from DeLillo), it presented Franzen as a literary major leaguer from whom one could expect great things.
