logic
Example Sentences
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She discovered the philosopher David Hume, intrigued by his “problem of induction,” which challenged the logic of the idea that something will happen again, like the sun rising, because it did so in the past.
In 2010, while at Oxford, she met William Crouch, who was helping to build the effective altruism movement, which tries to apply logic and reason to find the best way to help others.
"But not all voters understand this logic."
From Barron's
Logic suggests that if the man who gave the advice should resign, why not the one who actually made the decision?
From BBC
Different soups, same underlying logic.
From Salon
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