American English
/ˈɹi.zə.nɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
The process of using facts and ideas to decide what is true or what to do.
Practice out loudThe process of using facts and ideas to decide what is true or what to do.
Good reasoning helped us solve the problem.
The course develops scientific reasoning.
Reasoning is the thinking process; a reason is one explanation.
logical reasoning · clear reasoning · sound reasoning
reasoning about something
logical reasoning
The ideas and arguments used to explain or support a decision or opinion.
I understand the reasoning behind the new rule.
Her reasoning was clear and convincing.
the reasoning behind a decision · a line of reasoning
the reasoning behind something
someone's reasoning
the ideas that explain or support something
What is the reasoning behind this change?
a connected series of ideas used to reach a conclusion
His line of reasoning was easy to follow.