This argument is somewhat lacking in cogency.
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Cogency
//ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi//
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The argument is somewhat lacking in cogency.
Source: tatoeba (10263535)
All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest.
Source: wiktionary
A philosophic study of the development of philosophies should be content to seek out the bases and cogencies of philosophies rather than engage upon a nostalgic search for sympathetic doctrines.
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