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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]] | ||