line of reasoning
noun phrase
: a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion
She chose to follow a particular line of reasoning.
I don't follow your line of reasoning.
Examples of line of reasoning in a Sentence
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The idea was that cultural shifts could not pollute a legal line of reasoning.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Without further ado, here are my picks and a brief line of reasoning for each.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
This line of reasoning was part of the reason how Cartwright got a UK pension scheme to allocate 3% to Bitcoin.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
In this line of reasoning, the Muslim Brotherhood and its peers seek power for their own ends, do not respect national boundaries, and inevitably stoke the slow but sure radicalization of society.
—David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2016
The Trump administration economic advisers are annoyed at this line of reasoning.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
And by this line of reasoning, since there’s only so many hours in the day, something in the classical math education may need to go.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Nathan Jensen, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, argues that this line of reasoning is flawed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
If that line of reasoning is too mawkish and bleeding-heart for your taste, Worsley makes a more pragmatic argument for a generous, welcoming immigration policy, one unsentimentally rooted in cold dollars and cents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Without further ado, here are my picks and a brief line of reasoning for each.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
This line of reasoning was part of the reason how Cartwright got a UK pension scheme to allocate 3% to Bitcoin.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
In this line of reasoning, the Muslim Brotherhood and its peers seek power for their own ends, do not respect national boundaries, and inevitably stoke the slow but sure radicalization of society.
—David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2016
The Trump administration economic advisers are annoyed at this line of reasoning.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
And by this line of reasoning, since there’s only so many hours in the day, something in the classical math education may need to go.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Nathan Jensen, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, argues that this line of reasoning is flawed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
If that line of reasoning is too mawkish and bleeding-heart for your taste, Worsley makes a more pragmatic argument for a generous, welcoming immigration policy, one unsentimentally rooted in cold dollars and cents.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
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“Line of reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20reasoning. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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