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Unreason :: Unreason (n.) Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.

A Priori :: A priori () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori..

Hairsplitting :: Hairsplitting (a.) Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being..

Illation :: Illation (n.) The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.

Reason :: Reason (v. t.) To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan..

Stime :: Stilty (a.) Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style..

Likely :: Likely (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain..

Sophist :: Sophist (n.) One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt..

Obstinate :: Obstinate (a.) Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness..

Disputation :: Disputation (v. i.) A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

Reasonless :: Reasonless (a.) Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind..

Fanciful :: Fanciful (a.) Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects..

Pride :: Pride (n.) The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others..

Causeless :: Causeless (a.) Without just or sufficient reason; groundless.

Prate :: Prate (v. t.) To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to chatter, or babble..

Circle :: Circle (n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.

Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent..

Able :: Able (superl.) Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano..

Discursory :: Discursory (a.) Argumentative; discursive; reasoning.

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