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.

Examples of line of reasoning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But that line of reasoning betrays a deep misunderstanding of what democracy requires. Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 Mississippi cited that line of reasoning in its case to challenge Roe at the U.S. Supreme Court, a move his supporters say helped pave the way for Roe’s fall in 2022. Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024 This line of reasoning led him to start thinking in terms of disability, the study of which was, in the nineties, still an emergent academic discipline. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024 The key example offered for this line of reasoning was Virginia’s state legislative elections, in which Democrats held the Senate, losing only one seat, and flipped the House by picking up three. Karl Rove, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023 Sign up The Daily Beast’s Matt Lewis summed up their line of reasoning in a Tuesday column. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023 Among the revelations is a possible line of reasoning for Swift’s hatred: Braun’s allegedly overbearing involvement in Bieber’s on-and-off relationship with Selena Gomez, one of Swift’s best friends. Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023 Lending credence to this line of reasoning is a 2016 study published in BMC Genomics, which mapped the genomes of several hundred dog breeds in search of genetic indicators of fear and aggression. Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2023 Bristol Myers Squibb’s argument follows roughly the same line of reasoning used by Merck, which filed a similar lawsuit on June 6. Eli Tan, Washington Post, 17 June 2023

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“Line of reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20reasoning. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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