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Alcoholics Anonymous
(Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
(12 & 12)
rather
rating
rational
RATIONALIZATION
occurs
3 times
(
Definition
from Merriam-Webster Online)
rationalizations
rationalize
rationalizing
1.
... rationalization.
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
Such a
bluffing
of
oneself
will have to go the way of many another
pleasant
rationalization
.
2.
... rationalization and
wishful thinking.
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
The
second
difficulty
is this: what
comes
to us alone may be
garbled
by our
own
rationalization
and
wishful
thinking
.
3.
... rationalization, has
stepped in and has justified ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
There are
cases
where our
ancient
enemy
,
rationalization
, has
stepped
in and has
justified
conduct
which was really
wrong
.
Passages from the Big Book
Alcoholics Anonymous
and the
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc. The
A.A. Preamble
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