The phrase "it is argued by" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when introducing the opinion of another person or entity, usually when presenting a counter argument. Example: It is argued by some critics that the policy will not have the desired effect on society.
The more feverishly it is argued by some hotheads that Islam mandates its followers to fight other religions, the more necessary it becomes to make the opposite case, using strictly Islamic arguments which can sound pretty baffling and arcane to non-Muslims, but persuasive to those who do follow Islam.
IPSO, it is argued by the industry, will be far more than the complaints-handling organisation that was the PCC.
A prosperous economy, it is argued by some, will benefit all the islanders and make them see the folly of independence.
Or so it is argued, by the advocates of Manipulation and Design arguments.
It is argued by incorporating strategies within clinical simulation that enhance learner self-efficacy, overall clinical competence will be improved.
(Or so it is argued, by defenders of the conceptual possibility of agent-causation. See Chisolm 1964 and O'Connor 1995 and 2000, and Pereboom 2001).
It was argued by some that assimilation in its accepted sense was not a desirable goal but that American civilization would benefit by preserving many separate cultures side by side.
It was argued by Alvin Plantinga that the range of properly basic beliefs is wider than classic foundationalism recognized.
It was argued by the prosecution that if the media were allowed to publish details about his defence, national security would be threatened.
"Not too long ago, it was argued by Reform Jews that full-fledged Orthodoxy was incommensurate with the modern world," said Rabbi Fund.
It was argued by both the Mail's deputy editor, Jon Steafel (on Newsnight) and the Mail's City editor Alex Brummer (on Radio 4's Today programme).
