that's about something other than what it's about
He hauls himself back up into the driver's seat thinking maybe this is really the kind of argument that's about something other than what it's about.

what does "this is really the kind of argument that's about something other than what it's about" mean?

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that's about something other than what it's about
He hauls himself back up into the driver's seat thinking maybe this is really the kind of argument that's about something other than what it's about.

what does "this is really the kind of argument that's about something other than what it's about" mean?

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It means that the real subject of the argument may be different from the one that he got first or one that was seemed to be from the first sight. It's like when people argue about some unimportant things not because of that thing itself but due to some deeper problems they have.

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This phrase explains a situation when you argue with someone about one thing (often quite minor), but in fact there are deeper reasons for the argument. For example a imagine you watch a scene in a film where two people are arguing and one says "You are always watching the football! All you're interested in is football! You'd prefer to be at the pub with your mates watching football then be with me!" - Is the argument really about football, or that one person in the relationship is bored/feeling neglected?

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