Accountability is responsibility for decisions and actions. Rationality is the expediency of decisions and actions. Thus, both of these notions relate to decisions and actions. The difference between these notions is that accountability provides the ability to verify decisions and actions, and rationality is a characteristic of their appropriateness.

In the absence of any context, I defer to the literal definition of the words. Accountability is "the quality or state of being accountable especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions " according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Rationality is " the quality or state of being agreeable to reason " also according to Merriam-Webster. Being rational does not necessarily mean one is accountable and visa versa.

Thank you so much for your insightful explanation dear Dr. Neal Hulkower.

Accountability is responsibility for decisions and actions. Rationality is the expediency of decisions and actions. Thus, both of these notions relate to decisions and actions. The difference between these notions is that accountability provides the ability to verify decisions and actions, and rationality is a characteristic of their appropriateness.

Thank you so much for your significant contribution dear Dr. @ Oleksandr Savchuk.

I agree with Dr. Neal Hulkower

Dear @Md. Abdur Razzak Choudhury

Being answerable is accountability, whereas rationality means logical or argumentation.

Thanks!

Thank you so much dear Dr. Manal Hadi Kanaan

I appreciate your precise insightful contribution dear Dr. Arbind K. Choudhary

Accountability reflects responsibility while rationality refers to reasoning.

I appreciate your key words in this regard dear Dr.@ Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak. Thank you so much.

Responsibility may be based on rationality. But a rational approach to solving specific problems does not always have to be about responsibility for someone or something.

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz