No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says. ;)

Yes it is! ;)..........................................................................

No it isn't! ;).......................................................................................................

Yes it is! ;)............................................................................

yes but it isn't just saying 'no it isn't'. ;)..................................................

Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position! ;)..............................

Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction. ;)..........................................................................

No it isn't! ;).....................................................................................

No it can't!

An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition. ;)

Well! it CAN be! ;).....................................................................................

An argument isn't just contradiction. ;).......................................................

AH, no you didn't, you came here for an argument! ;)......................................