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1
the capacity to persuade
- the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence
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2
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect
- satirical comments of great cogency
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“Cogency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogency. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of cogency was in 1667
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