rational discourse

collocation in English

meaningsofrationalanddiscourse

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rational
adjective
uk
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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discourse
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us
/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition ofrationalanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrational discourse

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But it is also an intuitive, necessary condition forrationaldiscourseinvolving negative judgments.
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The author, however, finds hermeneutics less susceptible to the distortions of power than the social-scientific models parasitic onrationaldiscourse.
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The process of bioethics involves constructiverationaldiscourse.
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After three hundred years, it still reflects a turbulence in society that is difficult to tame into normal channels ofrationaldiscourse.
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The metaphor of "young" with its ideal of maturity has the advantage ofrationaldiscourseand common sense because the framework and the future is known and assumed settled.
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It is personally distressing that some of my colleagues in laboratory animal medicine have incorporated similar phrases into their daily lexicon and have blocked furtherrationaldiscoursefrom their minds.
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Otherwise, we will be leavingrationaldiscoursebehind.
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The teahouse was a place where political allegiances and social rank were said to have been temporarily suspended in favor of honest andrationaldiscourse.
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In an attempt at collecting information beyond the limitations ofrationaldiscourse, he hires a psychic to come over to his place and read the space.
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In arationaldiscourse, such an open-minded stance is important, especially because it may not be known in advance which facts and arguments are truly relevant to resolving an issue.
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Therefore, other than creationism being a curious sociological, anthropological, or psychological phenomena of culture, religion, and/or belief, creationism has no place in academic empiricalrationaldiscourse.
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