line of reasoning

Questions about line of reasoning

What does line of reasoning mean?

line of reasoning means "a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning".

What is another word for line of reasoning?

Close synonyms include argumentation, logical argument, argument, line. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is line of reasoning a common word?

line of reasoning is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.