reasoning
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nounADJECTIVE▪ 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▪ explainREASONING + 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▪ abilityPREPOSITION▪ 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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