Rationalization
rationalize (verb) - think of reasons to justify or explain actions or attitudes that are difficult to acceptrationalization (noun) - the act of rationalizing something
rationalization techniques
the rationalization techniques we use to explain away bad situations
fall back on a rationalization
this is the kind of rationalization that scandalmongers have been falling back on for centuries
her mind was telling her that it was bullshit, the part of her that specialized in rationalization was nodding frantically, yes, yes, yes....
this is not a satisfactory rationalization
That in and of itself is not satisfactory rationalization for illegal immigration
the rationalization of terrorism
an easy rationalization
a convenient rationalization
a thinly veiled rationalization
what you or I might reasonably consider a rationalization
you are rationalizing murder, sir
tends to view ideology as mere rationalization
words are the instruments of rationalization
her rationalization is highly structured
to mistake nuance and subtlety for evasion and rationalization
the rationalization of authority
a polity has to undertake political modernization which involves the rationalization of authority
pushed the limits of rationalization
Having pushed the limits of rationalization, I let him digest what I'd said in silence
a self-serving rationalization
we need to get beyond self-serving rationalization
rationalized what he was doing
rationalized what he was doing by telling himself that he was actually helping other people
an attempt to rationalize
poured his feelings out on paper in an attempt to rationalize the confusing feelings he felt for her
the process of rationalization
facilitate rationalization
capacity for rationalization
His innocence and capacity for rationalization was almost charming
supply with a rationalization
your imagination will supply you with every possible rationalization
a common rationalization
yet another commonly appearing rationalization...
the temptations of rationalization
a pre-determined course of action can help dissuade them from succumbing to the temptations of rationalization
ex post facto rationalization
post facto rationalization
One might see it simply as post facto rationalization of what in many cases had turned out to be a quite traumatic process
These factors include denial, rationalization and intellectualization, which contribute to unrealistic perceptions
the rationalization of an industry
the distribution network is being rationalized so that only a few large office will be left
it's really just a rationalization or a lie
a self-fulfilling rationalization
a rationalization that goes something like this...
caught between reasoning and rationalization
Orientalism was a rationalization of colonial rule
Every person, to some degree, is guilty of self-deception, rationalization, half-truths, deceit, unjustified self-preference, apathy, lack of concern
new modes of rationalization
Call it a rationalization if you want to. I think he was trying to make dying easier
ever increasing rationalization
the ever increasing rationalization and intellectualization of life
a theological rationalization
a theological rationalization for war
a mushy rationalization
provided a mushy rationalization for intervening
invokes its own system of rationalization
how quickly a technology invokes its own system of rationalization
the rationalization of the world
rationalization and denial
Her rationalization is such that she exhibits a high degree of denial
rationalizing addictive behaviour
addictive criminal behavior can be rationalized in an addictive rationalization for doing what one can not do in more rational situations
everybody could be lying; that was my rationalization for deception
