backward rationalization

English

Noun

backward rationalization (countable and uncountable, plural backward rationalizations)

(psychology) The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.

Derived terms

backward rationalize

See also

hindsight is 20/20

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