| argument |
a series of steps in reasoning. [1/6 definitions] |
| artificial intelligence |
research in and development of computer programs that imitate human thought processes such as reasoning or decision-making. |
| choplogic |
specious or hairsplitting reasoning; sophistry. |
| circular |
of logic or reasoning, marked by the use of evidence or arguments that merely restate one's premise or hypothesis in different terms. [1/5 definitions] |
| conclusion |
an inference reached by reasoning. [1/5 definitions] |
| deduce |
to draw (a conclusion) by reasoning from given information or general principles. [1/2 definitions] |
| deduction |
the drawing of a conclusion by reasoning, esp. from given information, stated premises, or general principles. (Cf. induction.) [1/4 definitions] |
| derive |
to obtain or determine by reasoning or inference; deduce. [1/3 definitions] |
| faculty |
any of the specific mental capabilities such as memory, perception, reasoning, or understanding. [1/3 definitions] |
| fallacy |
a logically unsound element in an argument or line of reasoning. [2/3 definitions] |
| inductive |
of, pertaining to, or using reasoning by induction. [1/4 definitions] |
| intellect |
the faculty of reasoning and understanding, esp. as distinct from emotion or will. [2/3 definitions] |
| intelligent |
possessing or marked by a higher than average capacity for learning, reasoning and understanding; intellectual; smart. [2/4 definitions] |
| irrational |
not based on logical reasoning; illogical. [1/3 definitions] |
| logic |
the drawing of conclusions based on given premises or observed facts; reasoning, or the philosophical study of reasoning. [2/6 definitions] |
| mind |
the reasoning faculty, which thinks, judges, understands, and directs. [1/13 definitions] |
| noetic |
of or pertaining to the intellect; understood only by the mind or through the reasoning process. |
| paradox |
an assertion that contradicts itself, yet follows from logical reasoning. [1/3 definitions] |
| paralogism |
faulty reasoning; illogical argument. |
| persuade |
to cause (another) to do something through reasoning, arguing, or appealing to the emotions. [1/2 definitions] |
| polemic |
of or pertaining to a dispute or to a chain of reasoning. [1/3 definitions] |