Collocations for reasoning - noun

careful, sound
circular, faulty, flawed, specious (formal)
underlying
abstract
practical
logical
deductive, inductive
non-verbal, verbal
ethical, judicial, legal, mathematical, 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
explain

apply
The same reasoning applies to the current situation.

be based on
Their reasoning is based on a false analogy.

suggest
This reasoning suggests the education process is simpler than it actually is.

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

process
ability

in your reasoning
the circularity in their reasoning

reasoning about
reasoning about art

reasoning behind
Many people challenged the reasoning behind the proposal.

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

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