If practical reasons are explanations of why doing A is good rather than explanations of actual motivation, then the burden shifts to Williams to show goodness itself is always relativized to a subjective motivational set.
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goodness itself is always relativized to a subjective motivational set(in metaethics and Williams's philosophy)
The idea that whether something is 'good' only matters relative to what a particular person actually wants or is motivated to do—there's no universal goodness independent of people's desires.
practical reasons(Used in the context of whether desires generate normative reasons for action)
Reasons that bear on what an agent ought to do or how an agent ought to act
the burden shifts to Williams(in philosophical debate)
Bernard Williams now has the responsibility to prove a particular point in the argument.