Reasoning
Reasoning
#476. Reasoning. -- N. {ant. 477} reasoning ratiocination rationalism;
dialectics, induction, generalization.
- discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry &c. 461.
- argumentation, controversy, debate; polemics, wrangling; contention
&c. 720 logomachy[obs]; disputation, disceptation[obs]; paper war.
- art of reasoning, logic.
- process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning;
deduction, induction, abduction; synthesis, analysis.
- argument; case, plaidoyer[obs], opening; lemma, proposition, terms,
premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle; inference &c.
(judgment) 480.
- prosyllogism[obs], syllogism; enthymeme[obs], sorites[obs],
dilemma, perilepsis[obs], a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns
of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.], comprehensive argument;
empirema[obs], epagoge[obs].
- [person who reasons] reasoner, logician, dialectician; disputant;
controversialist, controvertist[obs]; wrangler, arguer, debater polemic,
casuist, rationalist; scientist; eristic[obs].
- logical sequence; good case; correct just reasoning, sound reasoning,
valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning,
persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning[obs], consectary reasoning|,
conclusive &c. 478 ; subtle reasoning; force of argument, strong point,
strong argument, persuasive argument.
- arguments, reasons, pros and cons.
- V. reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle- argufy[obs],
bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an
argument; controvert &c. (deny) 536; canvass; comment upon, moralize upon;
spiritualize; consider &c. (examine) 461.
- open a discussion, open a case; try conclusions; join issue, be at
issue; moot; come to the point; stir a question, agitate a question,
ventilate a question, torture a question; take up a side, take up a case.
- contend, take one's stand upon, insist, lay stress on; infer &c. 480.
- follow from &c. (demonstration) 478.
- Adj. reasoning &c. v.; rationalistic; argumentative, controversial,
dialectic, polemical; discursory[obs], discursive; disputatious;
Aristotelian[obs], eristic[obs], eristical[obs].
- debatable, controvertible.
- logical; relevant &c. 23.
- Adv. for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith[obs], then
thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as,
inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso[Lat], considering, in consideration of;
therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori.
- in conclusion, in fine; finally, after all, au bout du compt[Fr], on
the whole, taking one thing with another.
- Phr. ab actu ad posse valet consecutio [Lat]; per troppo dibatter la
verita si perde [It]; troppo disputare la verita fa errare [It].