But the argument must stand or fall on its merits.

Fortunately, when one takes a hard look, these arguments fall apart.

Now do you see where your argument falls apart?

"But that means your whole argument falls to the ground."

The moral argument falls apart for a couple of reasons.

But this argument fell far short of the standard the Court set today.

Where these arguments fall flat is the state is not a business.

These arguments stand or fall on their own, and readers don't need to trust the author in order to evaluate them.

Your argument that the situation could be serious, the discovery of the car significant, falls on steel ears.

But all those established arguments fell away in the last eight months as dialogue continued.