noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc
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It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning.
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Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deductive
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This process is in many ways analogous to deductive reasoning .
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Even so the qualification has been imposed by deductive reasoning .
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It results from a process of logical, deductive reasoning , unsullied by personal feelings or practicalities.
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Before doing so, a little will be said of the character of logic and deductive reasoning .
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Consider simple example of the power of deductive reasoning in ethics.
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The kind of reasoning involved in derivations of this kind is called deductive reasoning.
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A study of deductive reasoning constitutes the discipline of logic.
inductive
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I have called it inductivist because it is based on inductive reasoning , as will be explained shortly.
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Some examples suggested that there are positive grounds for suspecting the alleged reliability of inductive reasoning .
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The objectivity of inductivist science derives from the fact that both observation and inductive reasoning are themselves objective.
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The same goes for the inductive reasoning by means of which scientific knowledge is derived from the observation statements.
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Indeed, instinct rather than inductive reasoning marked her approach to life.
logical
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The exaltation of emotion and intuition above logical reasoning can readily disentangle them from any such disciplinary anchorage.
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It was a logical man's reasoning , a scientist's smug answer.
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It results from a process of logical , deductive reasoning , unsullied by personal feelings or practicalities.
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Memory, logical reasoning , and hand-eye coordination were unimpaired.
moral
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Reductivist arguments can be supported by the form of moral reasoning known as utilitarianism.
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Gilligan combines a traditional method of measuring moral reasoning , through standardized dilemmas, with interviews.
scientific
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I wish only to have made it sufficiently clear that scientific reasoning is a chimera.
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This qualified chimera image will allow our comparison of Presocratic reasoning with scientific reasoning to be more precise.
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In order to approach this question, it will help to develop a loose distinction between scientific reasoning and scientific attitudes.
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The inductive method can not, however, be the only true form of scientific reasoning .
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With attention focused on p values and CIs, could the role of chance in scientific reasoning appear falsely magnified?
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This is why I count it as a scientific attitude rather than a part of scientific reasoning .
■ NOUN
process
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We know they exist, but how do they affect the reasoning process ?
■ VERB
apply
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He also applies good numerical reasoning skills to data, and analyses information critically before he makes decisions.
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It is time we applied the same reasoning to all.
follow
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But Tepilit could not follow the reasoning .
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I can't quite follow the reasoning there.
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It did not follow that Coopers reached the same conclusion as Peats by following the same reasoning .
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I am pleased you follow my reasoning so readily, Noyon.
use
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Scientific method, using experiment and reasoning , has led to a marvellous extension of knowledge.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
circular argument/logic/reasoning
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Clearly the more elaborate the dress, the more dress-fasteners required, although there is here the danger of a circular argument.
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Failure to recognize this leads to circular arguments.
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Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as: Why is the relationship linear?
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The Court refused to allow itself to be caught in a circular argument as to which State needed to waive immunity first.
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The irony in all this is the circular logic of what appears to be the new strategic competition.
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This appears to be a circular argument, typical of closed-belief systems.
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We start by talking about a problem of circular reasoning to motivate the diagram.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Although I understood her reasoning , I did not agree with her decision.
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I found it hard to follow his line of reasoning .
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logical reasoning
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The architect was asked to explain the reasoning behind his new design.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But I regret I can not agree with some of the reasoning in the judgments.
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The approach also works well when alternatives can be considered and rejected through reasoning and facts.
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The logic of this line of reasoning led to a consideration of land nationalisation.
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There appear to be several major faults in the reasoning that animal decline was the result of such plant disappearances.
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These cases illustrate well that treaty reasoning is not dominant in third party situations where there are displacing factors.
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This excellent piece of reasoning then went into their future operational role.