plural of reason piece

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stand to reason

present participle of stand to reason

simple past tense and past participle of stand to reason

(UK politics) A negative response by a Member of Parliament to a proposed bill, providing reasons why it should be rejected rather than receiving a second or third reading.

plural of reasoned amendment

Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.

plural of motivated reasoning

The phenomenon of seeking out rational arguments in favor of a conclusion already reached for non-rational (chiefly emotional) reasons.

(idiomatic) Without any apparent cause or justification.