line of reasoning

:  a length of cord or cord-like material: such as

:  a comparatively strong slender cord

:  clothesline

:  to mark or cover with a line or lines

:  to depict with lines :  draw

:  to place or form a line along

:  to cover the inner surface of

:  to put something in the inside of :  fill

:  to serve as the lining of

:  the use of reason

:  the drawing of inferences or conclusions through the use of reason

:  an instance of the use of reason :  argument