casuistry
noun
ca·su·ist·ry
ˈkazh-wə-strē 
ˈka-zhə-
plural casuistries
1
: a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine
2
: specious argument : rationalization
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But even those long familiar with spectacles of careerist expediency dressed up in faux-altruistic casuistry can only step back in awe when evidence of a new standard of cynical self-aggrandizement comes along.
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Gerard Baker, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
With his casuistry, Whitman seems intent on convincing himself, more than anyone, that this health regimen will work.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2017
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Gerard Baker, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
With his casuistry, Whitman seems intent on convincing himself, more than anyone, that this health regimen will work.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2017
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“Casuistry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casuistry. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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