Reasoning

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rea=son=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

Reasoning, n. 

•  The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when arranged and developed; course of argument.  [1913 Webster]

  "His reasoning was sufficiently profound."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Argumentation; argument.

THESAURUS

Reasoning

Vernunft, abstract thought, act of thought, analysis, analytic, arguments, brain, brains, brainwork, cerebral, cerebration, cogitation, conceit, conception, conceptive, conceptual, conceptualization, creative thought, discourse of reason, discursive reason, endopsychic, esprit, excogitation, explanation, explication, gray matter, head, headpiece, headwork, heavy thinking, hypothesis, idea, ideation, imageless thought, intellect, intellection, intellectual, intellectual exercise, intellectual faculty, intellectualization, intelligence, intelligent, internal, logic, mens, mental, mental act, mental capacity, mental labor, mental process, mentality, mentation, mind, noesis, noetic, noological, nous, phrenic, postulate, power of reason, premises, psyche, psychic, psychologic, ratio, ratiocination, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, rational, rationale, rationality, rationalization, reason, reasoning faculty, reasons, smarts, spiritual, straight thinking, subjective, theory, thinking, thinking aloud, thinking out, thought, understanding

ROGET THESAURUS

Reasoning

Reasoning,

N reasoning ratiocination rationalism, dialectics, induction, generalization, discussion, comment, ventilation, inquiry, argumentation, controversy, debate, polemics, wrangling, contention, logomachy, disputation, disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning, deduction, induction, abduction, synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening, lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference, prosyllogism, syllogism, enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema, epagoge, reasoner, logician, dialectician, disputant, controversialist, controvertist, wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist, scientist, eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons, reasoning, rationalistic, argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical, discursory, discursive, disputatious, Aristotelian, eristic, eristical, debatable, controvertible, logical, relevant, for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly, a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another, ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare.

Correction

VB correct, set right, set straight, put straight, undeceive, enlighten, show one one's error, point out an error, point out a fallacy, pick out an error, pick out the fallacy, open one's eyes, pick apart an argument, confutation, reasoning.