cogency
[koh-juhn-see]
/ ˈkoʊ dʒən si /
NOUN
effectiveness
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Cogency of argument is almost invariably lost in the vehemence of declamation and in the utterance of unmeaning patter.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder