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And the tendency to obsess over reason and rationality overlooks this fact. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Why science can’t replace religion," 4 Nov. 2018 Human decision-making and rationality depend on a lot more than just following rules, which machines are good at. — Zachary Fryer-biggs, The Verge, "The Pentagon plans to spend $2 billion to put more artificial intelligence into its weaponry," 8 Sep. 2018 Liv Boeree is a science communicator and TV host specializing in astrophysics, rationality, and poker. — Liv Boeree, Vox, "How an 18th-century priest gave us the tools to make better decisions," 30 Nov. 2018 Liv Boeree is a science communicator and TV host specializing in astrophysics, rationality, and poker. — Liv Boeree, Vox, "How an 18th-century priest gave us the tools to make better decisions," 30 Nov. 2018 American nationalism is opposed to the kind of detached rationality Mr. Macron described. — Marco Rubio, WSJ, "Trump Is Right About Nationalism," 13 Nov. 2018 The computer, which is the result of a five-year project, processes speech and is equipped with human-like thought and rationality. — Fox News, "IBM computer taps AI to successfully debate humans," 19 June 2018 The fact that Kingelez’s projects are unrealizable shields them from any nattering rationality. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Utopian Vision of Bodys Isek Kingelez," 4 June 2017 That's because their arrogance outweighs their rationality. — Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, "In Nicaragua, the political battle is moving from the streets to the negotiating table," 5 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rationality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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