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The art or process of reasoning; logic.

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  1. n. The art or process of reasoning; logic.
  2. n. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only.
  3. n. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  4. n:100 n a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone