Answer: reasoning

AnswerCrossword Clue
REASONINGForming of rational ideas.
REASONINGThought on a matter.
REASONINGRatiocination
REASONINGLogician's forte
REASONINGLogician's strong point
REASONINGIt may be circular
REASONINGMuch of the text of a Supreme Court decision
reasoningREASON, to deduct inferences from premises
reasoningThe action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way