In some contexts (like a class on philosophy, or pitching a startup) I agree with you. "That is a valid argument." However, for most parents the colloquial me

In some contexts (like a class on philosophy, or pitching a startup) I agree with you. "That is a valid argument." However, for most parents the colloquial meaning of "arguing" or "being argumentative" understood as the opposite of "being reasonable". "Go to bed now!", insisted Mom. "Don't argue with me", she told the six-year-old. "We can talk about your bedtime tomorrow, after you have had some sleep, but I am not going to negotiate your bedtime at 11pm on a school night."