"If you wish to converse with me, define your terms." -Voltaire Perhaps it depends on what you mean by "precise", but philosophical arguments do tend to start

"If you wish to converse with me, define your terms." -Voltaire Perhaps it depends on what you mean by "precise", but philosophical arguments do tend to start by defining one's terms or disputing the opponent's definitions, expressed or implied. When continental philosophers talk, that's the only part I can follow.