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Being reasonable is about much more than using reason; it also implies things as fairness and compromise. It’s a social skill. Arguably it is sometimes in tension with abstract reason.

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Being reasonable does require the use of reason, but you miss a few key points in some of your suggested questions trying to determine if someone is reasonable. A reasonable person thinks using proper logic to derive proper conclusions from a set of premises. It also includes the ability to differentiate between coincidental relationships and causal relationships, an ability that is waning, I think.

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