"backward rationalization" meaning in English

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        "The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it."
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        "(psychology) The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it."
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          "word": "hindsight is 20/20"
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        "(psychology) The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it."
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