#reasoning__logical_thinking__logicalthinking__abstract_thought thinking that is coherent and logical
supertype: thinking__thought__cerebration__intellection__mentation the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
subtype: analytic_thinking__analysis the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts for study
subtype: partitioning__breakdown an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
subtype: resolving__resolution analysis into clear-cut components
subtype: factorization__factorisation__factoring (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial
subtype: diagonalization__diagonalisation (matrix algebra) changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation"
subtype: cost-benefit_analysis an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs
subtype: dissection.analytic_thinking a minute and critical analysis
subtype: reasoning_by_elimination__elimination analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable alternatives
subtype: reductionism the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
subtype: systems_analysis analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts
subtype: argumentation__logical_argument__logicalargument__line_of_reasoning__line methodical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
subtype: line_of_inquiry__line_of_questioning__lineofquestioning an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
subtype: casuistry.argumentation argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
subtype: policy a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
subtype: plank an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
subtype: economic_policy a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
subtype: fiscal_policy a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)
subtype: New_Deal the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt
subtype: control.economic_policy the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
subtype: price_control__pricecontrol restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)
subtype: ceiling.control__cap an upper limit on what is allowed: "they established a cap for prices"
subtype: floor.control__base a lower limit: "the government established a wage floor"
subtype: price_floor floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor"
subtype: wage_floor floor below which wages are not allowed to fall
subtype: perestroika an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
subtype: protectionism the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
subtype: trade_barrier__tradebarrier__import_barrier any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
subtype: quota.trade_barrier a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"
subtype: trade_embargo__tradeembargo__embargo__trade_stoppage__tradestoppage a government order imposing a trade barrier
subtype: social_policy a policy of for dealing with social issues
subtype: apartheid the former official policy of racial segregation in South Africa
subtype: glasnost a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems
subtype: social_action a policy of socioeconomic reform
subtype: affirmative_action__affirmativeaction a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"
subtype: nativism.social_policy the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
subtype: party_line.policy__partyline the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"
subtype: foreign_policy__foreignpolicy a policy governing international relations
subtype: brinkmanship the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
subtype: imperialism.foreign_policy a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
subtype: manifest_destiny a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
subtype: intervention.foreign_policy__interference a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
subtype: nonintervention__noninterference a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
subtype: nonaggression a policy of not initiating hostilities; "they signed a nonaggression pact"
subtype: isolationism a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
subtype: Monroe_doctrine an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
subtype: Truman_doctrine President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
subtype: neutralism a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
subtype: trade_policy__tradepolicy__nationaltradingpolicy a government's policy controlling foreign trade
subtype: open-door_policy__open_door the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
subtype: Zionism a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine
subtype: conjecture reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
subtype: theorization__theorisation the production or use of theories
subtype: ideology imaginary or visionary theorization
subtype: generalisation__abstraction the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
subtype: supposition the cognitive process of supposing
subtype: presupposition the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
subtype: deductive_reasoning__deductivereasoning__deduction__synthesis__synthesi reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
subtype: syllogism deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
subtype: inference__illation the reasoning involved in making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
subtype: analogy.inference an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
subtype: corollary (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
subtype: derivation.inference a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
subtype: entailment__deduction__implication something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
subtype: presumption.inference (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
subtype: prediction__anticipation__prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
subtype: projection.prediction a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
subtype: prognostication__vaticination knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
subtype: crystal_gazing__crystalgazing staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events
subtype: prevision a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
subtype: divination__foretelling__fortune_telling__fortunetelling prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
subtype: dowse__dowsing__rhabdomancy searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
subtype: geomancy divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
subtype: hydromancy divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
subtype: lithomancy divination by means of stones or stone talismans
subtype: necromancy conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
subtype: onomancy divination by the letters of a name
subtype: palmistry__palmreading__chirology telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
subtype: pyromancy divination by fire or flames
subtype: prefiguration__foreshadowing__adumbration providing vague advance indications
subtype: ratiocination logical and methodical reasoning
subtype: reasoning_backward__reasoningbackward__regress__regres the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
subtype: synthesis__synthesi__synthetic_thinking__syntheticthinking the combination of ideas into a complex whole
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