Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cogency"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cogency \Co"gen*cy\, n. [See {Cogent}.]
The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction;
conclusiveness; force.
An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. --J. H.
Newman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cogency
n 1: persuasive relevance
2: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {validity}, {rigor},
{rigour}]
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