rationalness

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  1. rationality
  2. coherence
  3. logic
  4. reasoning
  5. ratiocination
  6. cogency
Noun
  • These episodes cemented the importance of behavioral economics, revealing that human behavior often deviates from pure rationality, underscoring the need for robust financial regulation alongside monetary policy.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • But that would imply a level of awareness and rationality that many within left-wing sports media organizations simply do not possess.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of rationality
Noun
  • This approach has advantages for coherence and quality because every frame is generated within the context not just of what past frames were but what future ones should be.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • This offers a direct route to youth culture and buying intent, provided brands advertise with precision and coherence, leveraging the show's cultural energy effectively.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of coherence
Noun
  • At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • South Africa closed its two major refineries in 2022 after new fuel regulations undermined their commercial logic.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of logic
Noun
  • Whatever the reasoning, financial advisers typically caution investors against keeping too much of their investments in cash, because a mix of stocks and bonds historically yields a better return.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Leaders need visibility into actions AI systems take, including what data, context and reasoning informed those actions.
    — Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reasoning
Noun
  • The underground man is someone who is cursed with ratiocination.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Once again, using the obtuse ratiocination of her characters, DeWitt aims at nothing less than expanding readerly consciousness, gesturing toward a world of untapped possibility freed from convention.
    — Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
Definition of ratiocination
Noun
  • In one of its most demanding assignments of recent memory, the San Francisco Opera Chorus led by John Keene embodies one population after another — monkeys, undersea dwellers, gods and heavenly hangers-on — and does it with power and cogency.
    — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025
  • TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of cogency
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