The phrase "a cogent explanation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to describe a clear, logical, and convincing explanation of a particular topic or concept.
Example: "The professor provided a cogent explanation of the complex theory, making it easier for the students to understand."
Alternatives: "a clear account of" or "a compelling description of".
(For a cogent explanation of the science behind the hydrogen bomb Bennett's comments are worth reading).
Its afterword contains a cogent explanation of Mr. Pearl's deductions, citing specific questions about Poe's last days and ways in which "The Poe Shadow" answers them.
Anyone who can look at a vase of tulips and offer a cogent explanation of world economic history has my devoted attention.
LAST week, I spent most of an afternoon trying to get a cogent explanation of a confusing news release issued late on the Friday before New Year's by a mouthful of an agency called the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Ryan, the House budget guru, was back on YouTube Wednesday with another defense of his Medicare plan and a cogent explanation of how the current health care system is all screwed up, rewarding doctors for the number of procedures they do rather than how well they treat their patients.
(It's actually a cogent explanation of how brands monetize adorable little kids, as spoken by an adorable little kid).
The model predictions provide a cogent explanation for morphological damage seen in microscopy images of real cathodes.
The documented ability of SYK to phosphorylate CDC25C on S216 provided a cogent explanation for this phenotype associated with SYK-deficiency and uniquely indicated that other kinases capable of S216 phosphorylation, are unable to compensate for SYK deficiency.
Lilla offers a cogent explanation for why Christian Europe got to the Enlightenment first.
In any event, such a state-court decision should not be disregarded without a cogent explanation for doing so.
Although the authors do discuss it, it appears that the discussion may be inadequate in providing a cogent explanation for this observation.
