Sentence examples for it would be irrational from inspiring English sources
He infamously responded to George Akerlof and Paul Romer's paper demonstrating the dominant role that "looting" by S&L CEOs (accounting control fraud) played in causing the debacle, by opining that "it would be irrational for operators of the savings and loans not to loot".
It would be irrational to think so.
Yes, definitely, and it would be irrational to say otherwise.
"It would be irrational to make a lifetime decision based on that". Maybe.
It would be irrational to be deprived of a coach for the last eight games.
"It would be irrational to make a lifetime decision based on that".
It'd be irrational not to think about it".
However, while the NAS report concluded that deploying geoengineering now would be "irrational and irresponsible", it was broadly supportive of public research to improve "understanding of the physical potential and technical feasibility of geoengineering approaches".
So Gibbard suggests we would do better to think of judgments to the effect that an action would be irrational as expressing rejection of any set of norms which does not forbid it.
