rationalization
noun
[ raʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.
• "most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization"
• the action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment.
• "the London dockers struggle to preserve their jobs against ruthless rationalization"
• the process of converting a function or expression to a rational form.
