cogency
Argument's convincing power
Cogency is the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing.
A cogent argument compels agreement through its reasoning rather than through emotion or authority: The cogency of her analysis silenced the critics.
The word appears most often in formal or academic contexts when evaluating the strength of reasoning.
Drawing logical conclusions
- validityQuality of being sound
- soundnessReliability of structure
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
deduction · induction · syllogism · premise · conclusion · proposition · proof · consistency
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- powerfulHaving great strength
eloquence · rhetoric · argument · influence · appeal · ethos · pathos · logos
Exerting strong pressure
- potentHaving great effect
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- weightyHeavy or significant
- substantialOf notable size or importance
authoritative · credible · impactful · trenchant · incisive · irrefutable · incontrovertible · undeniable
Clearness of mind
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- concisenessQuality of being brief
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
intelligibility · comprehensibility · articulateness · coherence · perspicuity · incisiveness · succinctness · brevity
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- validityQuality of being sound
- soundnessReliability of structure
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
inference · deduction · induction · syllogism · premise · conclusion · proposition · proof · consistency · rationale
convincing
Able to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
powerful · eloquence · rhetoric · argument · influence · appeal · ethos · pathos · logos · discourse
forceful
Exerting strong pressure
- potentHaving great effect
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- weightyHeavy or significant
substantial · authoritative · credible · impactful · trenchant · incisive · irrefutable · incontrovertible · undeniable · airtight
lucidity
Clearness of mind
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- concisenessQuality of being brief
directness · intelligibility · comprehensibility · articulateness · coherence · perspicuity · incisiveness · succinctness · brevity · sharpness
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- thinking traitscritical thinking, analytical thinking, open-mindedness, curiosity, intellectual humility
- argumentsargument, arguing, disagreement, bickering, dispute
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- coherence wordsunity, coherence, cohesion, consistency, continuity
cogencyinvalidity
State of being void
unsoundness · fallaciousness · illogicality · speciousness · groundlessness
cogencyineffectiveness
Failure to achieve results
weakness · ineffectuality · powerlessness · impotence · feebleness
cogencyincoherence
Failure to make sense
confusion · rambling · inconclusiveness · muddledness · disorganization