cast iron vs cogent

cast iron

adj
  • Durable; tough; resilient. 

  • Inflexible or without exception. 

  • Made of cast iron. 

noun
  • A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. 

cogent

adj
  • Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent. 

  • Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning. 

  • Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence. 

How often have the words cast iron and cogent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )