Definition Dictionary

Based on individual choice or whim rather than a consistent reason or rule.

Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.

Unreasonably intolerant of people or opinions outside one's own group or beliefs.

Strong enough to settle a question or remove reasonable doubt.

Open to reasonable disagreement or uncertainty.

To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.

Capable of being shown clearly through evidence, reasoning, or an example.

To establish through evidence or reasoning that something is false.

Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.

Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.

A mistaken belief or an argument that rests on faulty reasoning.

Uncalled for or without adequate reason; also given without charge.

Not following a reasonable or consistent line of reasoning.

Fairness that avoids favoring a person, side, or viewpoint without reason.

Not seeming reasonable or believable.

So firmly established that it cannot reasonably be challenged.

Beyond reasonable doubt or disagreement.

To reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.

A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.

Greater in amount or degree than is reasonable or expected.

Understood through immediate insight rather than explicit reasoning.

A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.

To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.

The principles or process of reasoning from claims and evidence to conclusions.