RATIONAL MOTIVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("rational motive" is a kind of...):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rational motive"):

ground; reason (a rational motive for a belief or action)

incentive; inducement; motivator (a positive motivational influence)

deterrence; disincentive (a negative motivational influence)

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