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rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | ||
motivation, motive, need the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" | ||
reason, ground the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" | ||
motivator, incentive, inducement a positive motivational influence |