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Default what's the meaning of " appeal to one's reason"?

dear teachers,
I can not look it up in the dictionary. in dictionaries, there are only "appeal to someone."
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Default Re: what's the meaning of " appeal to one's reason"?

If you appeal to someone`s reason, you ask them to behave in a way that you think is logical, and not to let theor feelings get in the way.
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