Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
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.
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 deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
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.
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
A piece of wise advice.
A group of owls.
An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
A group of wombats.