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LINE OF REASONING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Example:
I can't follow your line of reasoning
Synonyms:
argument; argumentation; line; line of reasoning; logical argument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("line of reasoning" is a kind of...):
abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "line of reasoning"):
line of inquiry; line of questioning (an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument)
casuistry (argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading)
policy (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government)
