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Cogency is an English word with synonyms like relevance or relevancy. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cogency in a sentence

Cogency meaning

The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.

Synonyms of Cogency

relevance relevancy validity rigor rigour credibility credibleness believability

Related words

Other words often associated with Cogency or its synonyms:

incredibility quality difficulty connectedness asperity hardship connexion severity irrelevance grimness connection rigorousness

Using Cogency

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
  • Useful related words include: relevance, relevancy, validity, rigor.
  • In the example corpus, cogency often appears in combinations such as: the cogency, cogency of.

Context around Cogency

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lacks 1× overall 1×

Sentence patterns with Cogency

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also lacks cogency in some 1× despite the cogency of the 1× evidence the cogency of the 1× its overall cogency and ability 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

despite the cogency 1× however this hypothesis 1× they apparently felt 1× understanding how the 1×

Common sentence endings:

ability to impress 1× called anti vaxxers 1× in some ways 1× the purported conclusion 1×

Words around Cogency

Just before it in the word index:

cogelow 2 cogeco 11 cogdell 2 cogcc 8 cogburn 11 cogat 19

Just after it in the word index:

cogeneration 19 cogenhoe 2 cogens 3 cogent 56 cogently 7 coggan 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Cogency

  • In this selection, "cogency" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lacks and overall stand out and add context to how "cogency" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also lacks cogency in some and despite the cogency of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cogency" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cogency

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, this hypothesis also lacks cogency in some ways. (9 words)

Understanding how the movement of thought is managed through an essay has a profound impact on its overall cogency and ability to impress. (23 words)

They apparently felt no need to analyze the quality of the evidence, the cogency of the arguments, or even the relevance of the arguments to the purported conclusion. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite the cogency of the benefits of immunisation, the Government’s efforts to get persons to embrace vaccines locally have faced some resistance from anti-vaccine campaigners, or so-called anti-vaxxers. (32 words)

They apparently felt no need to analyze the quality of the evidence, the cogency of the arguments, or even the relevance of the arguments to the purported conclusion. (28 words)

Understanding how the movement of thought is managed through an essay has a profound impact on its overall cogency and ability to impress. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

Despite the cogency of the benefits of immunisation, the Government’s efforts to get persons to embrace vaccines locally have faced some resistance from anti-vaccine campaigners, or so-called anti-vaxxers.

However, this hypothesis also lacks cogency in some ways.

They apparently felt no need to analyze the quality of the evidence, the cogency of the arguments, or even the relevance of the arguments to the purported conclusion.

Understanding how the movement of thought is managed through an essay has a profound impact on its overall cogency and ability to impress.

Common combinations with cogency

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cogency" in a sentence?
An example: "Despite the cogency of the benefits of immunisation, the Government’s efforts to get persons to embrace vaccines locally have faced some resistance from anti-vaccine campaigners, or so-called anti-vaxxers." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "cogency" from authentic English texts.
What does "cogency" mean?
Cogency means: The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive.
What are synonyms of "cogency"?
Common synonyms of "cogency" include: relevance, relevancy, validity, rigor, rigour, credibility, credibleness, believability.
How many example sentences with "cogency" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "cogency", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.