Collocations for reasoning - noun

careful, sound | false, faulty | underlying | abstract | practical | logical | deductive, inductive | judicial, legal, moral, scientific, theological | human

piece
a rather confused piece of reasoning

adopt, apply, employ, use
the reasoning adopted by the court

follow, understand
I can''t quite follow your reasoning.

accept | reject | challenge | explain

apply
The same reasoning applies to the current situation.

lead sb/sth to sth
I cannot accept the reasoning that led the trial court to its decision.

process | ability

in your ~
the circularity in their reasoning

~ about
reasoning about art

~ behind
Many people challenged the reasoning behind the proposal.

a flaw in your reasoning, a form/kind/line of reasoning
The implication of this line reasoning is that globalization of capital is destructive.

power of reasoning
She seemed to have lost her powers of reasoning.