rational motive
justification
defence
justificational
rationalise
grounds
rationalize
apologise
apologize
excuse
where someone is coming from
rationale
reason
occasion
discursive
ground
vindicate
justificative
justificatory
vindicatory
cause
justificationist
justificate
Q.E.D.
warrant
dexify
presume
reasoner
case
ratiocinator
thesis
semirational
justified
hypothesis
argument
vicious circle
contention
self-justification
anangeon
metareasoning
irrational motive
justifying
justify
logic
reasoned
sequaciously
unemotional
postulate
refuter
dirimens copulatio
peg
baseless
casuistry
purposeful
take the meaning
account
ignoratio elenchi
motivated reasoning
conjecture
counter-argumentative
take up for
illation
allege
reasoningly
inference
pretext
premise
sophism
bite the bullet
generalisation
answer for
sophistication
plead
sophistry
preterrational
wherefore
morality
hysteron proteron
reasoning
ethics
morals
ethical motive
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bad faith
thinking
arguable
intelligent
defense

English words for 'a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument'

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