noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive. countable, uncountable

   "All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest."

2. 2
   the quality of being valid and rigorous wordnet
3. 3
   persuasive relevance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acuityacumenacutenessadvantageousnessagreeablenessamperage

Example

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"This argument is somewhat lacking in cogency."

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