reasoningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈriː.zən.ɪŋ/us/ˈriː.zən.ɪŋ/C2 the process of thinking about something in order to make a decision:
The reasoning behind her conclusion is impossible to fault.
be no reasoning with sb
If there is no reasoning with someone, it is impossible to persuade that person to change their opinions or actions:
She's absolutely determined to go and there's just no reasoning with her.
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Logic and reason
- a priori
- cerebral
- clear head
- clearly
- coherent
- conceptual
- inductive
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- pop psychology
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- rational
- sophism
- sophistry
- unscientific
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