discursive
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- adjective
- /dɪsˈkɜːrsɪv/
- Formal
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discursivo
- In this context, demagoguery is not only a discursive strategy but also a perversion of constitutional forms.
- discursive practice
- discursive style
- discursive space
Is this a discursive process of sort of thinking it through?
- Is this a discursive process of sort of thinking it through?
- So that's what I mean by about contestability, that we, we need to have a discursive space that's contested so that error correction can take place.
Examples
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Twentieth-century developments incorporate both a discursive style and a set of institutional and ideological practices that are mutually reinforcing.
Academic text (1997) -
In these conditions, the discursive approach to diminishing the sense of uncertainty was not the only approach taken.
Academic text (1999) -
Findings combined, three layers of analysis revealed the emergence of four novel discursive patterns in community college mission statements since 2004.
Academic text (2015) -
Within the discursive acts of language in hip-hop expressions, there is fundamental context.
Academic text (2013) -
The theory explores how achieving psychological equilibrium is accomplished in discursive acts of Black males.
Academic text (2013) -
Once the intelligible species have been received, the intellect is able to engage in discursive reasoning, judgment, and other intellectual activities.
Academic text (2013) -
His discursive essay provided a logical analysis of the topic, leading the reader to a clear conclusion.
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The professor emphasized the importance of discursive reasoning in understanding complex philosophical arguments.
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In her presentation, she employed a discursive approach, carefully analyzing the evidence step by step.
Synonyms
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Using careful thinking to study something by looking at its parts
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Describing conclusions reached by reasoning rather than direct proof
To use careful, clear thinking rather than a feeling to reach a conclusion
Relating to reasoning that draws conclusions from evidence
Antonyms
How Analytical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word discursive comes from Latin parts dis- ('apart') and currere ('to run'), the same running root you see in current and course. Think of it as 'running through' ideas one by one, which is why discursive reasoning is careful and analytical.