To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
To examine, explain, or record (something) in an orderly manner.
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
To support with reasons, as a request.
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
To persuade by reasoning or argument.
To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
A premise placed after its conclusion.
A motive for an action or a determination.
Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.