logic
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈlɑdʒɪk/
:
lógica
- Stop trying to apply logic to an illogical situation.
- defy logic
- follow the logic
- apply logic
He's saying it just has a similar kind of logic to that.
- He's saying it just has a similar kind of logic to that.
- I'm saying that the sheer logic checks out.
- So you can see, just by that logic alone, why this.
- Someone may give you a water tight logic as to why that's true.
- You're you, you know, just, there's no logic in what they're saying.
- It is based on the logic of association in our minds.
- Instead, he's writing the fiction, and then the logic will follow, right?
- Otherwise I'm whole and there's logic to memory until there isn't.
Examples
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But I can find no fault in your logic.
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Let's just think about the logic, shall we?
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If there are any questions on this logic, please ask.
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By your own logic, if she wanted to kill you, she would have.
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I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote.
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With that distinction in mind, one can see the logic of these four categories.
Academic text (2017) -
It means you should approach each risk with logic, reason, and intuition.
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This is basic logic.
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The scientist explained the logic behind his experiment clearly to the students.
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Her argument was based on sound logic that couldn't be easily refuted.
Synonyms
221
3.9
A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion
79
6.0
A set of reasons that explains a decision or action
8
4.2
A set of connected reasons that lead to a conclusion
1
3.7
A careful use of reason to solve problems
1
6.5
A set of rules and methods for making correct conclusions
A set of rules and ideas used to decide if an argument is correct
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A small electronic circuit that gives one signal from several inputs using a simple rule
1
3.9
A way of thinking or arguing that uses good reasons and evidence to show something is true
- Formal
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9.8
A traditional way of reasoning based on Aristotle's rules for forming conclusions
- Formal
A way of using rules to describe what people know, believe, or do not know
- Specialized
A drawing that uses symbols to show how electronic or computer parts make simple yes-or-no decisions
- Specialized
A small electronic part that makes a simple choice, like an AND or OR gate
- Specialized
A system that lets statements be partly true instead of only true or false
- Specialized
A study of sentences that are true or false using words like and, not
- Specialized
A way of using signs like letters to show the structure of arguments and statements
How Logical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Logic comes from the old Greek root logos, which means 'word' or 'reason'. Think of ideas joined like a clear chain of words, and that image helps explain why logic means the rules or process of thinking carefully.