Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who reasons or argues, or exercises his reasoning powers; one who considers a subject argumentatively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who reasons or argues
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- noun One who
reasons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who reasons logically
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Examples
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Each and every thought-process of the scientific reasoner is metaphysical.
Chapter 1: My Eagle 2010
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On these individuals of negative reasoning capacity no argument on the basis even of the most blindingly self-evident detail can be effective, as the amount of proof required will always be beyond the point at which the non-reasoner dismisses the whole argument on the basis of length alone. posted by Hal Duncan | 12: 40 PM
Archive 2009-03-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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On these individuals of negative reasoning capacity no argument on the basis even of the most blindingly self-evident detail can be effective, as the amount of proof required will always be beyond the point at which the non-reasoner dismisses the whole argument on the basis of length alone. posted by Hal Duncan | 12: 40 PM
Arguing With Geeks 1 Hal Duncan 2009
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If one is not a good reasoner, then does one have good critical skills?
The Volokh Conspiracy » The William F. Buckley Clause of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 2010
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I have great hopes for her as a legal reasoner, questioner and persuader. cool rock
CNN Poll: Majority say confirm Sotomayor to Supreme Court 2009
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He later described Livingston as a “wretched reasoner, very frequently.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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In the end, after spending time with Henry, Iredell concluded that he was “a much more solid character and better reasoner than I expected.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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He later described Livingston as a “wretched reasoner, very frequently.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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He later described Livingston as a “wretched reasoner, very frequently.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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In the end, after spending time with Henry, Iredell concluded that he was “a much more solid character and better reasoner than I expected.”
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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