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reply(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
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response(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
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retort(noun, return, reason, argument, answer)
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return(noun, argument, answer, response)
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stopgap(noun, reason, dodge, justification)
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affirmation(noun, reason, pretext)
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allegation(noun, action, reason, claim, statement)
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argument(noun, cause, return, reason, base)
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fish story(noun, expression, return, reason, argument)
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idea(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument)
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redemption(noun, reason, approval, argument)
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routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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song(noun, reason, informal, dodge)
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support(noun, verb, maintain, reason, claim)
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wherefore(noun, cause, reason, base, call)
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account(noun, action, cause, reason, base)
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advocacy(noun, reason, approval, argument)
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apologetics(noun, return, argument, justification)
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apologizing(noun, return, argument, justification)
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approval(noun, reason, argument, reasoning)
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