coherent argument
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcoherentandargument
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coherent
adjective
uk/kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/us/koʊˈhɪr.ənt/
If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects or follows in a natural or ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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As well as acoherentargument, the book offers an excellent overview of current scholarship.
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This means ultimately that the book lacks acoherentargumentitself.
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Second it is very difficult to get acoherentargumentwhen the number of chained rules is high.
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The other approach involves analytical reconstruction: one attempts to reconstruct a logicallycoherentargumentor theory, which might help in reconciling apparent contradictions or produce "unintended" insights.
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We must have a clear andcoherentargumentbacking up the figures.
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It is difficult to make acoherentargumentif one is constantly interrupted.
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I accept that argument because it is at least acoherentargument.
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It is nice to hear acoherentargument, put with eloquence and elegent rhetoric.
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So that, too, is not acoherentargumentin favour of the change.
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There is acoherentargumentfor selling it.
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I have not yet heard acoherentargumentthat that can be achieved.
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I am sorry to interrupt again, but this is the firstcoherentargumentthat we have had, and it is still not very good.
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I am waiting for him to come up with onecoherentargumentfor his proposed ballots.
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It is sad that the needs of different groups are often mixed up in debates such as this one, so that there is nocoherentargument.
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It is acoherentargument.
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I think this is acoherentargument.
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That was a perfectlycoherentargument.
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But nocoherentargumenthas been advanced.
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There is an intellectuallycoherentargumentfor having a general age of consent above 16 if one believes that 16-year-olds in general cannot handle the responsibility.
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That is a powerful andcoherentargument.
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