Sentence examples similar to rational posture from inspiring English sources
But rational consideration of alternatives is too often replaced by political posturing.
Michael H. Goldhaber Oakland, Calif., Nov. 14, 2010 To the Editor: Only rational discourse based on data and rigorous analyses, rather than ideological posturing and pretzel logic, can bring resolution to the ailing American economy.
Yet it remains individually rational for most Republican politicians to partake in precisely the sort of posturing identity politics that most alienates immigration-friendly voters.
Given the obvious constraints on Kim Jong-il's options, and his long-demonstrated rational ability to avoid cataclysmic behavior, there seems little risk in assuming such a posture.
This posture stems from the so-called free-rider problem, a cornerstone of rational-choice theory.
With a different White House, we might dismiss this as posturing — or bank on sanity to carry the day, or the warnings of exhausted generals or a defense secretary more rational than his predecessor.
How about victory for the United States?" Presidential candidates are, of course, full of bluster, and a rational voter might well dismiss Giuliani's more exaggerated claims — about himself, about New York, and about the world at large — as so much posturing.
The rational is distinct.
Fear smothers rational debate.
