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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 reasoningplay

    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)

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