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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a logical excuse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a justification or reason that is reasonable and makes sense in a given context.
Example: "He provided a logical excuse for his absence, explaining that he had a family emergency."
Alternatives: "a reasonable explanation" or "a valid justification."
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On the other hand, farm journals, garden, medical, science, travel, sport, picture and news magazines invariably resort to a girl photograph if they can find a logical excuse.
When he completely forgot a phone conversation we'd just had, I honestly couldn't come up with a logical excuse, so I just pushed it to the back of my mind and soon forgot about it.
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It is archaic, and though the version signed by Karzai supposedly allows a wife to refuse sex on the basis of "lawful or logical excuses or with permission of her husband", it is disturbing at a time when there had been signs of positive change.
But the rational fan knows that logical excuses like these are just that: excuses.
Finally, he stopped and said: "I really couldn't explain or give a logical or reasonable excuse why I should make this movie.
And while it's easy for the average person to make a logical case for the validity of their excuses, they are still excuses.
Perhaps too influenced by the common liberal view of the time that race was first and foremost — that racism, excuse me, was first and foremost a logical mistake, which, once corrected, would dissolve and disappear.
CNN legal analyst Mel Robbins writes that the "cultural excuse is appalling": "Let's just carry that to a logical conclusion.
While this attachment framework is a logical and useful contextualization of someone's behavior, it's not an excuse to act like a shithead.
A logical response.
This is a logical response.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com