18 Thinking

to consider

to be of opinion

to regard sb/sth as sth = to look on sb/sth as sb/sth = to view sth as sth (formal)

to believe sb or sth has a particular quality

to regard sb/sth with sth = to look on sb/sth with sth

to have a particular feeling for sb or sth

to look at sth

view or regard sth

a point of view = a viewpoint = an angle = a position (on sth) = a stand (on sth) = an attitude (to/towards sth)

perspectief

conviction (that…) = persuasion (formal)

a firm opinion or belief

orthodox OR unorthodox

accepted by most people & OPPOSITE

unshak(e)able

so firm that's not changeable

to consider sb/sth = to contemplate sth = to think sth over

to consider sth carefully before making decision

to have in mind = to contemplate sth

to be considering idea or plan

to think sth out/through = to ponder (on/over sth) = to think twice (about sth/doing sth)

to think about sth carefully & for long time

to contemplate = to medidate

think deeply about sth

to occur to sb = to cross one's mind = to come to mind = to strike sb that

opkomen in iemand

to wonder (about sth)

to ask oneself questions

to chew sth over (informal)

to think about sth slowly & carefully

to brood (on/over sth)

to think (about sth) for long time in troubled or resentful way

to be preoccupied with sth = to be absorbed/engrossed (in sth)

your interest & attention completely held by sth & unable to concentrate on anything elseµ

to conceive of sth --> conception

to form idea or plan in mind

a concept = a notion

idea underlying sth

a principle

a basic, general truth underlying sth

food for thought

sth to think about seriously

a train of thought

a sequence of connected thought

foresight

ability to imagine what will probably happen, allowing you to help or prevent developments

hindsight

wisdom about event after it has occurred

second thoughts

a change of opinion after reconsidering

all things considered = in the final/last analysis

after considering the advantages & disadvantages

rational OR irrational

able to think/understand/make decisions / based on reason & OPPOSITE

reasonable = sensible

in accordance with reason, not absurd

intellectual

interested in things of mind rather than practical matters

deep OR superficial = shallow

learned or profound OR doesn't show serious thought

pensive

thinking deeply about sth (sad or serious)

unawares --> unaware = unwitting --> unwittingly (formal)

to do sth without being aware of it, to do it unconciously

to reason

to use one's power to think or to conclude sth

to reason/work sth

if you reason sth out, you find an answer to a problem by considering various possible solutions

to figure sth/sb out (AmE)

to come to understand sth by thinking it

to consider sth = to take sth into consideration

to take into account, to make allowances for sth

to analyse sth --> an analysis --> analytic

examine & explain sth, usu by separating problem into its parts

to account for sth

to explain cause of sth

to deduce sth/that --> deduction = to infer sth/that (formal)

to reach opinion from facts or reasoning

to conclude sth/that = to draw a conclusion

to reach an opinion after process of reasoning

to jump to conclusions

to come to a decision too quickly, before you have thought of all the facts

to generalize

to say that sth's truein most situations or for most people

to rationalize

to try to find reasons for things that are often irrational

to contradict sth --> a contradiction

when things are contrary to each other

a paradox

a statement that seems absurd or contradictory, but is or may be true or a person, thing or situation displaying contradictory features

a premise (that…)

a statement or a idea on which reasoning is based

a syllogism

a form of reasoning in which conclusion is drawn from 2 statements

induction

method of logical reasoning which obtains general laws from particular facts

a hypothesis

idea which is suggested as possible way of explaining facts or proving argument

a thesis

a statement or theory put forward & supported by arguments

a synthesis OR an analysis

combination of separate ideas into new whole OR separating things into their parts in order to study its nature or structure

a ground

a reason or justification for believing or saying sth

a point

a single or part of argument or one particularly effective argument

pros and cons

arguments for & against sth

to rule sth/that out = to dismiss sth

to decide that sth or sb cannot possibly be considered

to refute sth = to give the lie to sth

to prove statement / opinion to be wrong

to invalidate sth

to make sth invalid

to split hairs

to make very fine but unnecessary distinctions

not have a leg to stand on (informal)

to have nothing to support his opinion or to justify his actions

a fallacy

lack of logic or good sense in argument or idea which many people believe to be true but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or faulty reasoning

a contradiction in terms

a statement containing two words which contradict each other's meaning

a dogma

important belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without reasoning

well-grounded or well-founded

based on facts

cogent

very strong & convincing

consistent

to keep to the same pattern & don't change without good reason

conclusive (NOT inconclusive)

convincing & end all doubt

consequently

as a result, therefore

consequential (formal)

following as result or effect

consequent (formal)

following sth as result or effect

to guess = to divine sth/that (formal) = to conjecture (formal) iets vermoeden/voorspellen

to speculate

to form opinions about sth without having definite or complete information

a hunch (that…) (informal)

idea which is based on intuition & not on evidence

a presentiment (formal)

vague feeling that sth will happen

foreboding (that…)

strong feeling that danger or trouble's coming