Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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CLASS IV DIVISION I SECTION IV. REASONING PROCESSES


476. Reasoning, -- N. {ant.

477. Intuition. & Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.] -- N. intuition, instinct, association, hunch, gut feeling; presentiment, premonition; rule of thumb; superstition; astrology † ; faith (supposition) 514.

478. Demonstration -- N. {ant.

479. Confutation -- N. {ant 478} confutation, refutation; answer, complete answer; disproof, conviction, redargution † , invalidation; exposure, exposition; clincher; retort; reductio ad absurdum; knock down argument, tu quoque argument [Lat.] ; sockdolager [U.S.] , correction &c 572.1; dissuasion &c 616.