The difference between Rationalization and Reasoning

When used as nouns, rationalization means the process, or result of rationalizing, whereas reasoning means the deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises.

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  1. Rationalization as a noun:

    The process, or result of rationalizing.

  2. Rationalization as a noun:

    A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.

  3. Rationalization as a noun:

    A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.

  4. Rationalization as a noun (psychiatry):

    The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.

  5. Rationalization as a noun (mathematics):

    The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

  1. Reasoning as a noun:

    The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination.

  2. Reasoning as a noun:

    A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.

  1. Reasoning as a verb:

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