reasoning

reasoning: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ careful, sound

▪ circular, faulty, flawed, specious (formal)

▪ underlying

▪ abstract

▪ practical

▪ logical

▪ deductive, inductive

▪ non-verbal, verbal

▪ ethical, judicial, legal, mathematical, moral, scientific, theological

▪ human

… OF REASONING

▪ piece

▪ a rather confused piece of reasoning

VERB + REASONING

▪ adopt, apply, employ, use

▪ the reasoning adopted by the court

▪ follow, understand

▪ I can't quite follow your reasoning.

▪ accept

▪ reject

▪ explain

REASONING + VERB

▪ apply

▪ The same reasoning applies to the current situation.

▪ be based on

▪ Their reasoning is based on a false analogy.

▪ suggest

▪ This reasoning suggests the education process is simpler than it actually is.

▪ lead sb/sth to sth

▪ I cannot accept the reasoning that led the trial court to its decision.

REASONING + NOUN

▪ process

▪ ability

PREPOSITION

▪ in your reasoning

▪ the circularity in their reasoning

▪ reasoning about

▪ reasoning about art

▪ reasoning behind

▪ Many people challenged the reasoning behind the proposal.

PHRASES

▪ a flaw in your reasoning

▪ a form of reasoning, a kind of reasoning, a line of reasoning

▪ The implication of this line of reasoning is that globalization of capital is destructive.

▪ power of reasoning

▪ She seemed to have lost her powers of reasoning.

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Synonyms:

Ratiocination, argumentation, argument

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Reasoning — is the cognitive process of looking for reasons for beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings. [ Kirwin, Christopher. 1995. Reasoning . In Ted Honderich (ed.), The Oxford Companion to Philosophy . Oxford: Oxford University Press: p. 748] Humans… … Wikipedia
Reasoning — Rea son*ing, n. 1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one s reasons. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument. [1913 Webster] His… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reasoning — reasoning; un·reasoning; … English syllables
reasoning — index contemplation, dialectic, discursive (analytical), judgment (discernment), justification, pensive … Law dictionary
reasoning — (n.) late 14c., exercise of the power of reason; act or process of thinking logically; an instance of this; see REASON (Cf. reason) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
reasoning — [n] logic, interpretation acumen, analysis, apriority, argument, case, cogitation, concluding, corollary, deduction, dialectics, exposition, generalization, hypothesis, illation, induction, inference, interpretation, logistics, premise, proof,… … New thesaurus
reasoning — [rē′zəniŋ] n. 1. the drawing of inferences or conclusions from known or assumed facts; use of reason 2. the proofs or reasons resulting from this … English World dictionary
Reasoning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Reasoning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,477,} reasoning ratiocination rationalism Sgm: N 1 dialectics dialectics induction generalization GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discussion discussion comment Sgm: N 2 … English dictionary for students
reasoning — n. 1) cogent, logical, plausible, solid, sound reasoning 2) faulty; shrewd; specious reasoning 3) deductive; inductive reasoning 4) reasoning that + clause (her reasoning that the crime had been committed elsewhere proved to be true) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
reasoning — Any process of drawing a conclusion from a set of premises may be called a process of reasoning. If the conclusion concerns what to do, the process is called practical reasoning, otherwise pure or theoretical reasoning. Evidently such processes… … Philosophy dictionary

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