Which meaning of reason most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 3)?
While the Industrial Revolution changed how people lived and worked, the Enlightenment changed how they thought. The Enlightenment was an
intellectual movement that championed the power of reason. People felt empowered to overturn old social structures and showed skepticism
towards religion. They began to replace monarchies with democracies. They believed science and civilization could conquer nature.
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A. noun I a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
B. noun I the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic
C. verb I think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic
D. verb I persuade (someone) with rational argument