dialectic
I
noun
applied logic, apprehension, argumentation, brainwork, cerebration, chain of reasoning, cogitation, concluding, consideration, contemplation, deducing, deduction, deliberation, deriving, discursive reasoning, drawing conclusions, force of argument, induction, inferring, judgment, logic, logic of discursive argument, logical argumentation, logical discussion, logical process, logical sequence, mode of reasoning, ratiocination, rationalism, rationalization, rationalizing, reasoning, reflection, rumination, thinking
II
index
controversial, discursive (analytical), logical, polemic
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006