Reason vs. reasoning

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Anonymous

#434137 Wed, 24 Oct 07 10:38 AM

Hi, please tell me why the words are used as they have been used.

They will be able to explain in a polished essay the reasoning (why not 'reason'??) behind the design of their model city.

They will read and analyze using varied (why not 'various'??) reading strategies.

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Marius Hancu

#434163 Wed, 24 Oct 07 12:43 PM

Reasoning is composed of items which are reasons.

Reasoning is more general, reasons is more concrete/specific.

Both work in the context, depending on what you want to accentuate, the general or the particular.

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Anna Mills

#434622 Thu, 25 Oct 07 11:44 AM

REASON

justification; an explanation or justification for something
motive; a motive or cause for acting or thinking in a particular way
cause that explains something; a cause that explains a particular phenomenon
power of orderly thought; the power of being able to think in a logical and rational manner

REASONING

logical thinking; the use of logical thinking in order to find results or draw conclusions
argument; an argument or other exampple of logical thinking

I agree that reason is more specific and reasoning is taking a reason as a whole/generally.

Anna Mills

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