reason : Idioms & Phrases
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age of reason
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noun a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
Enlightenment.
- the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms
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By reason of
- by means of; on account of; because of. "Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the sterility of the soil." Bacon.
Webster 1913
deductive reasoning
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noun reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
deduction; synthesis.
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For that , For the reason that
- because; since. Obs. "For that I love your daughter." Shak.
Webster 1913
In all reason
- in justice; with rational ground; in a right view.
When anything is proved by as good arguments as a thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in reason, to doubt of its existence. Tillotson.
Webster 1913
In reason
Webster 1913
inductive reasoning
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noun reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
generalisation; induction; generalization.
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It is reason
- it is reasonable; it is right. Obs.
Yet it were great reason, that those that have children should have greatest care of future times. Bacon.
Webster 1913
line of reasoning
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noun a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
argumentation; line; argument; logical argument.
- I can't follow your line of reasoning
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reason out
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verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
reason; conclude.
- We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house
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reasoning backward
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noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
regress.
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reasoning by elimination
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noun analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
elimination.
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Rhyme or reason
- sound or sense.
