as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
I tried to use logic to figure out the solution to the puzzle
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Recent Examples of logic
In only its second year, the International Logic Olympiad is already booming as logic becomes more and more crucial in our ever changing world
Earlier this month, 36 sharp-witted high school students from around the globe stepped foot on the warm and breezy campus of Stanford University.
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Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 21 July 2025
The basic logic: Why should going to a junior college count against the clock, but a post-graduate year, military service, religious mission or a pro career in another sport not count?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 July 2025
The logic centers of your brain may be overprocessing as Mars joins the South Node.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 July 2025
The great flaw in that theory is the supposition of logic in humans.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 21 July 2025
The basic logic: Why should going to a junior college count against the clock, but a post-graduate year, military service, religious mission or a pro career in another sport not count?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 July 2025
The logic centers of your brain may be overprocessing as Mars joins the South Node.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 July 2025
The great flaw in that theory is the supposition of logic in humans.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logic
reasoning
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Psychologists call this motivated reasoning. LLMs threaten to turbocharge that phenomenon.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the order granting the stay, but did not elaborate on their reasoning either.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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“Logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logic. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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