#rational_motive a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
supertype: #motivation__motive__need the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
subtype: #reason.rational_motive__ground a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
subtype: #occasion reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
subtype: #score.reason__account grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
subtype: #why__wherefore the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase "the whys and wherefores"
subtype: #inducement__incentive__motivator a positive motivational influence
subtype: #moral_force__moralforce__dynamic an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"
subtype: #disincentive__deterrence a negative motivational influence
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