Thus all other arguments are post-hoc rationalizations. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » India’s Response to Terrorism] Reference
But judges should not be subject to voters 'post-hoc wrath. From Wordnik.com. [Iowa judicial recall] Reference
The legal basis of our presence was provided post-hoc by the UN. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Brenner: Iraq's Election Blues] Reference
Then everyone will know that you have more than just post-hoc reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [Lauri Lebo blog and the End of the World - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
But you need to have an objective, pre-hoc definition, not post-hoc analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Yamal Substitution #3 « Climate Audit] Reference
So, I think the focus on "tough decisions" is another post-hoc rationalization. From Wordnik.com. [John McQuaid: Farewell, O Decider] Reference
Comparing Reagan post-hoc result to Obama's a priori goal is likely misleading. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Debt Tsunami, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
That's what post-hoc rationalizations are and why they lack procedural fairness. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: I Will Press To Get Florida And Michigan Delegations Seated] Reference
I find that liberals love to play these ridiculous post-hoc games after the fact. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Christian Group Complains About Statue of Indian Elephant God at the Calgary Zoo: ] Reference
Any post-hoc rationalization she proffers just underscores her reed-like ways. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Ratchets Up Attacks On Hillary: "Too Willing To Give President A Blank Check"] Reference
One might propose a variety of post-hoc rationales, but I think we can aim higher. From Wordnik.com. [Reading the Readers of VanderFiction] Reference
The post-hoc rationalizations fill endless volumes of rhetoric down through the centuries. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
Morality and ethics are the post-hoc justification or merely one of the weapons in the fight. From Wordnik.com. [Law can be influenced by religion | Jonathan Chaplin] Reference
A priori hypothesis testing vs. post-hoc data dredging is a separate, but not unrelated issue. From Wordnik.com. [Sciencemag on House E&C Hearing « Climate Audit] Reference
Anything fits your ID hypothesis in a post-hoc fashion, yet it can be used to predict nothing. From Wordnik.com. [It really does matter if it's right. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Prove the behaviour and, whether pre - or post-hoc, you have proven the character, abracadabra. From Wordnik.com. [The Princeton Principles] Reference
Still, the authors were careful to do a post-hoc assessment of the data along these kinds of lines. From Wordnik.com. [July 2006] Reference
So they use post-hoc rationalization to convince themselves the job they have is the most desirable. From Wordnik.com. [Postdoc perceptions as to what a PI actually does] Reference
The catalogue of post-hoc explanations of what they meant and how they can be answered will not wash. From Wordnik.com. [The Irish Majority] Reference
Such a post-hoc analysis isn't as reliable statistically as one specified at the beginning of a study. From Wordnik.com. [Study Says Zetia May Help Fight Heart Disease] Reference
post-hoc - In clinical trials, post-hoc refers to any data analysis that was not planned in advance. From Wordnik.com. [Medical Terms You Need To Know] Reference
But the justification would be a post-hoc rationalization, having no bearing on my reaction to the events. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Sex More Likely To Be Emotionally Traumatizing for 17-Year-Old Boys or Girls?] Reference
Ideally, where informed consent has not been obtained prior to the research it should be obtained post-hoc. From Wordnik.com. [When men are insecure about masculinity, they support war and oppose same-sex marriage] Reference
Second, it is easy to dismiss a postmortem of an election as post-hoc, written with the benefit of 20-20 hindsight. From Wordnik.com. [Drew Westen: Could We Have Predicted What Happened Last Tuesday?] Reference
When conversations, discussions, or debates turn ugly online, then some post-hoc editorial control can be exercised. From Wordnik.com. [Comments on comments on comments « BuzzMachine] Reference
However that did not create a requirement that he do so–it just undercuts the IDers post-hoc criticism of his ruling. From Wordnik.com. [Wexler on Kitzmiller - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Prior restraints, though, are subject to heavier restrictions than post-hoc punishments, which are what are at issue here. From Wordnik.com. [We’re Ruled By Morons, Part the Infinite « Whatever] Reference
So any differences could reflect post-hoc justifications for staying in particular jobs despite their lack of remuneration. From Wordnik.com. [Louise Marie Roth: Whose Bargain? Whose Choices?] Reference
You just hear more complaints from firemen because there are Civil Service laws that are supposed to prevent post-hoc fiddling. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
You even go so far as to call her post-hoc rationale "traditional" math, when it is not math at all but pure unadulterated spin. From Wordnik.com. [Final returns in Pennsylvania: did Clinton nab a double-digit win?] Reference
That looks like a balancing test to me, and for publication bars prior restraint! not just for post-hoc imposition of liability. From Wordnik.com. [We’re Ruled By Morons, Part the Infinite « Whatever] Reference
All behaviour is explicable, post-hoc, by psychologists, and Roger Highfield's article contains an absolute classic of the genre. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
This amorphous standard is exactly why their laws are suspect, and one of the reason why the post-hoc tort verdict in the Snyder v. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Maine and Virginia AGs’ Statements on Not Supporting the 48 State AGs’ Brief in Snyder v. Phelps] Reference
When I interviewed him by phone he said that CBS's justification for their change of policy sounded like a "post-hoc rationalization.". From Wordnik.com. [The Super Bowl Slippery Slope: Advertising and Free Speech] Reference
The only way to be 100% sure is to have a perfect census as a starting point, where you can then compare the sample against it post-hoc. From Wordnik.com. [Who plays, how much, and why? Answers.] Reference
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