cogently

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Stephen Lewarne argued last week in these pages, cogently in my view, that new AI tools won’t replace workers but allow them to perform higher-value tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Yet, through the transformations, he retained the thought-patterns of his former self—he could articulate his once-held views, and rebut or refine them, as cogently as any expert on either side of the argument.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023

She was able to walk into the hearing chamber and spoke for far longer and far more cogently than she did last week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

In publishing, for example, even though quite awful books are published every year, you at least have to be able to write cogently to be able to write to get a book contract.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

Charles wanted The Origin of Species to be simple enough for a nonscientist to read and understand, as well as accurate and cogently argued enough to convince a scientist.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman