8
controversial(adjective, rational, reasoning, logical, argumentative)
7
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6
argumentation(noun, philosophy, connection, sense, thought)
6
debate(noun, dispute, argument, consideration, reasoning)
6
discussion(noun, dispute, argument, reasoning, logic)
6
disputation(noun, dispute, argument, reasoning, discussion)
6
forensic(noun, adjective, dispute, argument, reasoning)
6
logic(noun, science, reason, connection, sense)
6
rationalistic(adjective, rational, reasoning, logical, argumentative)
5
argumentative(adjective, rational, reasoning, logical)
5
deduction(noun, philosophy, connection, sense, thought)
5
persuasion(noun, thought, reasoning, logic)
5
polemical(adjective, rational, reasoning, logical)
4
analytic(adjective, rational, logical)
4
dialectics
4
persuasive(adjective, rational, logical, argumentative)
3
contention(noun, dispute, argument, reasoning, discussion)
3
philosophy(noun, adjective, quiet, reason, connection)
3
ratiocination(noun, philosophy, connection, sense, reasoning)
2
analysis
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