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cogent

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co·gent  (kjnt)
adj.
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

[Latin cgns, cgent-, present participle of cgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

cogen·cy (-jn-s) n.
cogent·ly adv.

cogent [ˈkəʊdʒənt]
adj
compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
[from Latin cōgent-, cōgēns, driving together, from cōgere, from co- together + agere to drive]
cogency  n
cogently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cogentcogent - powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

cogent
adjective convincing, strong, powerful, effective, compelling, urgent, influential, potent, irresistible, compulsive, forceful, conclusive, weighty, forcible He makes a cogent argument for a more egalitarian education system.
Translations
cogent [ˈkəʊdʒənt] ADJconvincente, contundente

cogent [ˈkəʊdʒənt] adj [argument] → puissant(e), convaincant(e); [reason] → valable

cogent
adjstichhaltig; argument, reason alsozwingend; reasoning alsoüberzeugend

cogent [ˈkəʊdʒnt] adj (frm) → convincente
cogent [ˈkəʊdʒnt] adj (frm) → convincente

cogent
adj cogent [ˈkoudʒənt]
(of an argument) convincing cogent words; a cogent argument. kragtig, oortuigend مُقْنِع، قَويُّ الحُجَّه убедителен přesvědčivý tungtvejende; overbevisende überzeugend πειστικός (π.χ. για επιχείρημα) contundente veenev, loogiline متقاعد کننده convaincant מְשַכנֵע निश्चयात्मक uvjerljiv, jak meggyőző meyakinkan convincente 説得力のある 설득력 있는 įtikinamas, svarus pārliecinošs; neapstrīdams meyakinkan overtuigend, krachtig overbevisende przekonywający убедительный presvedčivý, výstižný tehten postojan bindande, övertygande ที่โน้มน้าวจิตใจ inandırıcı, ikna edici 令人信服的,有說服力的 переконливий قوی ، معقول یا دل کو لگتی ہوئی دلیل có sức thuyết phục


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Among other illustrations of its truth which might be cited, Scotland will furnish a cogent example.
The more attentively I consider and investigate the reasons which appear to have given birth to this opinion, the more I become convinced that they are cogent and conclusive.
I wish I could say that his answer to the second (or moral) objection was equally clear and cogent.
 
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