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cogency
(redirected from Good argument)

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cogency - persuasive relevance
relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand
2.cogency - the quality of being valid and rigorous
believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy
Translations
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒənsɪ] Nconvicción f, contundencia f
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒənsi] npuissance f
cogency
cogency [ˈkəʊdʒnsɪ] n (frm) → forza (di persuasione)


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