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{{a|work|}}{{d|Just so story|/ʤəst səʊ ˈstɔːri/|n|}}An [[Falsification|unfalsifiable]] narrative explanation for a cultural practice, trait, or behaviour. A way of getting the the crux of things without getting weighed down by details. A favourite rhetorical device in these pages. Especially handy where JC doesn’t know what he’s talking about. | {{a|work|}}{{d|Just so story|/ʤəst səʊ ˈstɔːri/|n|}}An [[Falsification|unfalsifiable]] narrative explanation for a cultural practice, trait, or behaviour. A way of getting the the crux of things without getting weighed down by details. A favourite rhetorical device in these pages. Especially handy where JC doesn’t know what he’s talking about. | ||
But handy when the infinitely fractal details of the matter obscure the enormity of what has gone on. As they did in [[interest rate mis-selling scandal]] | But handy when the infinitely fractal details of the matter obscure the enormity of what has gone on. As they did in [[interest rate swap mis-selling scandal]] | ||
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*[[Interest rate mis-selling scandal]] | *[[Interest rate swap mis-selling scandal]] | ||
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/ʤəst səʊ ˈstɔːri/ (n.)
An unfalsifiable narrative explanation for a cultural practice, trait, or behaviour. A way of getting the the crux of things without getting weighed down by details. A favourite rhetorical device in these pages. Especially handy where JC doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
But handy when the infinitely fractal details of the matter obscure the enormity of what has gone on. As they did in interest rate swap mis-selling scandal