::::::I am not getting your point I'm afraid. I did not see anything in our discussion so far that indicated that either of us believe that the problem is that there are lots of different things all called reasoning? Perhaps you are asking if this particular quote is the best possible wording to define that thing called reasoning? Maybe you are proposing this should be used at the head of an eventual merged article? I do not think it is a particularly good wording. But it is obviously describing the same type of thing which most normal definitions of reason or reasoning describe. Please explain further what you are getting at? The Reason article starts with Reason is a mental faculty (or ability) found in humans, that is able to generate conclusions from assumptions or premises. In other words, it is amongst other things the means by which rational beings propose specific reasons, or explanations of cause and effect. In contrast to reason as an abstract noun, a reason is a consideration which explains or justifies. What do you think of that?