Roget's Thesaurus

#476. Reasoning,

Nouns

reasoning, ratiocination, rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization. discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry etc. 461. argumentation, controversy, debate; polemics, wrangling; contention etc. 720; logomachy; disputation, disceptation; paper war. art of reasoning, logic. process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning; deduction, induction, abduction; synthesis, analysis. argument; case, plaidoyer, opening; lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle; inference etc. (judgment) 480. prosyllogism, syllogism; enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.], comprehensive argument; empirema, epagoge. [person who reasons] reasoner, logician, dialectician; disputant; controversialist, controvertist; wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist; scientist; eristic. logical sequence; good case; correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive etc. 478; subtle reasoning; force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument. arguments, reasons, pros and cons.

Verbs

reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle, argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an argument; controvert etc. (deny) 536; canvass; comment upon, moralize upon; spiritualize; consider etc. (examine) 461. open a discussion, open a case; try conclusions; join issue, be at issue; moot; come to the point; stir a question, agitate a question, ventilate a question, torture a question; take up a side, take up a case. contend, take one's stand upon, insist, lay stress on; infer etc. 480. follow from etc. (demonstration) 478.

Adjectives

reasoning etc. v.; rationalistic; argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical; discursory, discursive; disputatious; Aristotelian, eristic, eristical. debatable, controvertible. logical; relevant etc. 23.

Adverbs

for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso [Lat.], considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori. in conclusion, in fine; finally, after all, au bout du compt [Fr.], on the whole, taking one thing with another.

Phrases

ab actu ad posse valet consecutio [Lat.]; per troppo dibatter la verita si perde [It.]; troppo disputare la verita fa errare [It.].