Rationale
Language to signal rationale
Language to signal rationale
because
in order to
as
so that
therefore
the reason I have done/chosen …
for the following reason(s) …
for two/three reasons …
Language for further justification - showing importance
Language for further justification - showing importance
This is important / significant because …
This means that he/she could…
This will enable him/her to …
… / allowed him/her to…
… which pointed to / highlighted that / showed me that …
Final tip
Final tip
The key thing to remember about rationale writing is to stand back from the writing, look at it in a big
picture sense and ask yourself, ‘Have I explained why?’ If that is clearly articulated, you have provided a
rationale.