Dialectics.+reasoning

  • 1Dialectics — Di a*lec tics, n. [L. dialectica (sc. ars), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F. dialectique.] That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of… …

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  • 2reasoning — [n] logic, interpretation acumen, analysis, apriority, argument, case, cogitation, concluding, corollary, deduction, dialectics, exposition, generalization, hypothesis, illation, induction, inference, interpretation, logistics, premise, proof,… …

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  • 3Reasoning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Reasoning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,477,} reasoning ratiocination rationalism Sgm: N 1 dialectics dialectics induction generalization GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discussion discussion comment Sgm: N 2 …

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  • 4reasoning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Process of understanding Nouns 1. reasoning, ratiocination, rationalism, deduction, dialectics, induction, generalization, logic, synthesis, syncretism, analysis, rationalization, discursive or circular… …

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  • 5dialectics — n. logic; way of reasoning di·a·lec·tic || ‚daɪə lektɪk n. act of arriving at a conclusion by means of logical reasoning; logical discussion; art or science of discursive reasoning; logical contradiction used as a force to continue… …

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  • 6dialectics — n. 1. Application of logical principles, applied logic. 2. Logic, science of the laws of thought, science of reasoning …

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  • 7dialectics — /dayalektiks/ That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning …

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  • 8dialectics — /dayalektiks/ That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning …

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  • 9Defeasible reasoning — is a kind of reasoning that is based on reasons that are defeasible, as opposed to the indefeasible reasons of deductive logic. Defeasible reasoning is a particular kind of non demonstrative reasoning, where the reasoning does not produce a full …

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  • 10logic — n. 1. Science of reasoning, science of the laws of thought, analysis of the process of reasoning. 2. Dialectics. reasoning …

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