Reasoner: alternatives and connections

One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in de…

give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.

The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of infe…

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -…

The main point an argument is trying to establish.

Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, win…

That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; th…

One who disputes; one who argues // opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition.

Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fai…

Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious.

Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the…

To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or arou…

To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.

One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a.…

give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

To explain why something is supported or appropriate.