Word Comparison
Logic
vsReason
/ˈlɒdʒɪk/·/ˈɹiːzən/
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📖 Definitions
Logic
nounA method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
Also: The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
Reason
nounA cause:
Also: Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
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