The phrase "state the reasoning" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when asking someone to explain or provide the rationale behind their actions or thoughts. Example: Please state the reasoning behind your decision to resign from your job.
In the audio commentary for the episode, both Chibnall and actor Gareth David-Lloyd stated the reasoning behind the cut being there is because Jack's immortal powers would only deal with life-threatening wounds and not minor injuries.
In places the assumptions behind the equations are not fully stated, the reasoning on clinical impact of altered plasma protein binding may be open to some debate, that although thankfully relatively few there are the inevitable typos of a first printing, and some color in the figures would have been appreciated.
What is not stated is the reasoning behind that law.
When Pixar's chief executive Steve Jobs made the release date announcement, he stated that the reasoning was due to wanting to put all Pixar films on a Summer release schedule, with DVD sales occurring during the holiday shopping season.
"I don't think a legislature from any state can ignore the reasoning of the Massachusetts court.
The White House cited concerns about close Senate races in multiple states when explaining the reasoning behind delaying executive action on immigration until after November's midterm elections.
Since Minnesota's interpretation did not meet any of these tests regarding either the consent of Congress to tax or of statutory construction, Brennan stated that the Supreme Court would not follow the state's reasoning, and reversed the lower court's decision.
Harris's appeal of the decision is not new -- she announced it in March, along with an investigation into the matter -- but this week's brief offers the first glimpse into the state's reasoning for why it thinks Goethals made the wrong call.
If the Second Circuit adopts the state justices' reasoning, it would set clear rules on tip sharing at not only the more than 400 Starbucks cafes in New York State, but for thousands of other restaurants and tens of thousands of restaurant workers throughout the state.
The state's reasoning for not stopping the system: It makes decisions based on science.
