cogency
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I was reminded of the unorthodox style of Jane Bowles’ “In a Summer House,” a play I’m fond of but one you probably haven’t seen for reasons of cogency and coherence.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Tall, handsome and with a roguish charm, Bo seemed to enjoy the challenge, answering questions with wit and cogency.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
Her book has very little celebration in it, but it is a triumphant document of her refusal to be unseen, her ongoing dedication to cogency.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
The cogency of her intervention is twofold: its relative rarity, and the fact that Swift is who she is – not Joan Baez getting arrested on a peace march, or Paul Kantner urging “Gotta Revolution!”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2018
This is the thought which underlies and gives cogency to the whole argument.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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