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just-so story
Noun
Japanese Meaning
現状や事実の状態を説明するために創作された、仮説的・便宜的な物語。 / 現状を説明しようとする試みとして構築された、必ずしも実証に基づかない説明的な話。
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(anthropology, social sciences, literature) A story used as an explanation of a current state of affairs.
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just-so story
The critic argued that the theory was nothing more than a just-so story, a comforting but untested explanation for complex social behavior.
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The critic argued that the theory was nothing more than a just-so story, a comforting but untested explanation for complex social behavior.
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