Question: I am looking for a verb which means to engage in a debate or argument. For example, how would I fill in the blank in the following sentence?

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> "That is just my idea and I have no intention to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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The person saying this doesn't have time to debate.

Thanks!

Answer: 
If you are talking about doing something or asking others to do a thing a certain way, the adverb **SO** should be used; 

*'Position the frame on the cone using the sliding bar so that the cursor of the meter is on the crosshairs'* 

**SUCH** is a determiner used mainly to add optional emphasis to a noun or noun phrase;  

*'she has pretty eyes', 'she has such pretty eyes'*

(Both words have many more meanings and uses which can be studied at leisure)
<http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/such>

You can ofcourse, use **SUCH** in your instructions if you really want to;

*'Position the lens in such a way so that the lower segment marking is on the measuring dial.'*

A very basic rule-of-thumb is, *'**SO** do something'* and *'**SUCH** emphasis'*
*So that* and *such that* are synonymous in this context. However, *such* is more formal, and commonly appears in mathematics (e.g. "The set of all prime numbers *p* such that *p*+2 is also prime"), while *so* is less formal and more likely to appear in (say) a DIY instruction manual.

Avoid "in a way that"; it's wordy and feels clumsy to me.