Could you explain your reasoning?
They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.
a conclusion based on fallacious reasoning
Humans possess the power of reasoning.
Recent Examples on the WebUsing chain-of-thought prompting, which helps language models carry out complex reasoning tasks by breaking them down into smaller steps, these models are 60.4% accurate.—Peter Green, Quartz, 2 June 2024 Amanda Frost, a law professor at the University of Virginia, said the quality of the reasoning in Justice Alito’s letters had shortcomings.—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 30 May 2024 Students also take a Cognitive Ability Test, which measures reasoning skills, and potentially the Iowa Test, which measures a students’ skills in reading, language, mathematics, social studies and science.—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024 As if his medical reasoning outweighed her personal reasoning, her desire to give Claude another kid, her faith that God had carried her through three pregnancies and could carry her through a fourth.—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for reasoning
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