line of reasoning
noun phrase
: a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion
She chose to follow a particular line of reasoning.
I don't follow your line of reasoning.
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The Trump administration economic advisers are annoyed at this line of reasoning.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
And by this line of reasoning, since there’s only so many hours in the day, something in the classical math education may need to go.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Nathan Jensen, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, argues that this line of reasoning is flawed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
If that line of reasoning is too mawkish and bleeding-heart for your taste, Worsley makes a more pragmatic argument for a generous, welcoming immigration policy, one unsentimentally rooted in cold dollars and cents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Hamilton’s primary argument against this line of reasoning is that the major questions doctrine does not apply to the president at all, only to actions by federal agencies that are subordinate to the president.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
Falk disputed that line of reasoning, insisting that stock was simply another form of compensation in the endorsement deal and thus was commissionable as marketing income.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Read: The cruel attack on USAID Today, however, that line of reasoning is failing.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
This line of reasoning sees more deliberate intent in China’s behavior than there actually is.
—Michael D. Swaine, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2020
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
And by this line of reasoning, since there’s only so many hours in the day, something in the classical math education may need to go.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Nathan Jensen, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, argues that this line of reasoning is flawed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
If that line of reasoning is too mawkish and bleeding-heart for your taste, Worsley makes a more pragmatic argument for a generous, welcoming immigration policy, one unsentimentally rooted in cold dollars and cents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Hamilton’s primary argument against this line of reasoning is that the major questions doctrine does not apply to the president at all, only to actions by federal agencies that are subordinate to the president.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
Falk disputed that line of reasoning, insisting that stock was simply another form of compensation in the endorsement deal and thus was commissionable as marketing income.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Read: The cruel attack on USAID Today, however, that line of reasoning is failing.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
This line of reasoning sees more deliberate intent in China’s behavior than there actually is.
—Michael D. Swaine, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2020
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“Line of reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20reasoning. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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