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reply(noun, return, approval, argument)
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response(noun, return, sign, report)
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story(noun, return, trick, speech)
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advocacy(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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affirmation(noun, charge, position, idea)
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cover(cause, explanation, con, excuse)
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exculpation(noun, return, approval, argument)
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rationale(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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rationalization(noun, return, trick, claim)
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shift(trick, explanation, excuse, dodge)
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subterfuge(cause, trick, explanation, con)
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absolution(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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account(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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acquittal(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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apologia(noun, return, approval, argument)
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approval(noun, argument, explanation, excuse)
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assertion(noun, position, idea, speech)
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avowal(position, idea, claim, explanation)
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basis(noun, approval, argument, explanation)
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cleanup(noun, cause, return, trick)
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