rationalising
Explaining away behavior
Rationalising is the British spelling of rationalizing.
To rationalise is to justify something with plausible but often self-serving reasons: He rationalised his lateness by blaming traffic.
It also means to make more efficient or logical: The company rationalised its operations by closing redundant offices.
In mathematics, to rationalise is to eliminate radicals from an expression.
Protecting against harm
- excusingForgiving a transgression
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
- legitimizingConferring official status
- vindicatingProving someone was correct
explaining · mitigating · apologizing · advocating · exonerating · absolving · palliating · extenuating
Refusal to accept reality
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- distortionTwisting from original state
spin · glossing · whitewashing · minimizing · projection · compartmentalization · intellectualization · dissonance
Productive without waste
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
simplification · modernization · automation · cost-cutting · reorganization · standardization · systematization · trimming
Methodical study of parts
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
deliberation · judgment · discernment · coherence · systematizing · conceptualization · abstraction · thought
Making meaning plain
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
analysis · demystification · unpacking · decoding · simplification · sense-making · exposition · articulation
defending
Protecting against harm
- excusingForgiving a transgression
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
- legitimizingConferring official status
vindicating · explaining · mitigating · apologizing · advocating · exonerating · absolving · palliating · extenuating · contextualizing
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- evasionAct of escaping detection
distortion · spin · glossing · whitewashing · minimizing · projection · compartmentalization · intellectualization · dissonance · confabulation
efficiency
Productive without waste
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
downsizing · simplification · modernization · automation · cost-cutting · reorganization · standardization · systematization · trimming · productivity
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
argumentation · deliberation · judgment · discernment · coherence · systematizing · conceptualization · abstraction · thought · cogitation
clarification
Making meaning plain
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- understandingMental comprehension of something
explication · analysis · demystification · unpacking · decoding · simplification · sense-making · exposition · articulation · illumination
rationalisingbeing honest
Stating facts sincerely
self-reflecting · owning up · admitting · confessing · acknowledging
rationalisingfeeling
Sensed inner state
confronting · experiencing · facing · emoting · accepting
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