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13 Dec 2018
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What is the difference between logical and rational ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between logical and rational ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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There's no real difference.
A rational person makes logical decisions.
A logical person makes rational decisions.
There was a logical progression through the grades.
It is rational to make hay while the sun shines.
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There's no real difference.
A rational person makes logical decisions.
A logical person makes rational decisions.
There was a logical progression through the grades.
It is rational to make hay while the sun shines.
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The meaning is basically the same, however I think "rational" is the more correct way to describe a person and "logical" to describe objects and other stuff like decisions.
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Yes “logical” means produced by logic so therefore it’s almost the mathematical result. “Rational” from someone’s mind. Sensible, reasonable thinking. For example 2+2=4 is very clearly logical but you wouldn’t really describe it as rational instead.
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