Meaning COGENT
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(adj.) intellectually convincing (Irene’s arguments in favor of abstinence were so cogent that I could not resist them.)
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powerfully persuasive His thesis was too cogent, and appealed too powerfully to all classes of the Upper Canada community, to be anything but irresistible. — Morison, J. L. (John Lyle)
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1650s, from French cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from Latin cogentem (nominative cogens), present participle of cogere "to curdle; to compel; to collect," literally "to d [..]
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Sector Skills Council for the oil and gas extraction and chemical manufacturing sector.
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adj. Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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Cogent means convincing; compelling action, appealing forcefully. For example, an argument in a court can said to be cogent if it is forceful, strongly appealing and to the point.
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(adj) powerfully persuasive
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