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/laɪn əv rˈizənɪŋ/ Listen

Line of reasoning

noun

A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning. Synonyms: argument, argumentation, line, logical argument.

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"Line of reasoning" Quotes from Famous Books

... as we keep this line of reasoning in view, we shall recognize why it is not only uncritical, but also impossible, to separate the two movements severally called Renaissance and Reformation. Both had a common root in humanism, and humanism owed its existence on the one ...

— Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 - The Catholic Reaction • John Addington Symonds

... A similar line of reasoning is as applicable to separate organs as to the whole organisation. A writer[532] has recently maintained that "it is probably no exaggeration to suppose that, in order to improve such an organ as the eye at all, it must ...

— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) • Charles Darwin

Words linked to "Line of reasoning" : policy, line of inquiry, argumentation, line of questioning, casuistry, abstract thought, logical argument, logical thinking, reasoning