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Definitions of cogency in various dictionaries:
noun - persuasive relevance
noun - the quality of being valid and rigorous
adv - convincing [ adj ] : COGENTLY
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| The state of being cogent the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive. |
| the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing lucidity. |
| The quality of being clear, logical, and convincing lucidity. |
| the quality of being logically valid |
| persuasive relevance |
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Informally, two kinds of logical reasoning can be distinguished in addition to formal deduction: induction and abduction. Given a precondition or premise, a conclusion or logical consequence and a rule or material conditional that implies the conclusion given the precondition, one can explain that:* Deductive reasoning determines whether the truth of a conclusion can be determined for that rule, based solely on the truth of the premises. Example: "When it rains, things outside get wet. The grass is outside, therefore: when it rains, the grass gets wet." Mathematical logic and philosophical logic are commonly associated with this type of reasoning. * Inductive reasoning attempts to support a determination of the rule. It hypothesizes a rule after numerous examples are taken to be a conclusion that follows from a precondition in terms of such a rule. Example: "The grass got wet numerous times when it rained, therefore: the grass always gets wet when it rains." While they may be persuasive, |