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A seemingly reasonable explanation used to justify conduct or a decision.
noun
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rationalization
Calling the lost key unimportant sounded like a rationalization for carelessness.
A club officer continued to profess support for open participation while reserving every desirable workshop place for his friends. Members called the conduct hypocritical because he presented himself as a defender of the principle he was disregarding. His rationalization was that familiar faces always made sessions run better, a convenient explanation offered only after the reserved list became public.