The supposed wisdom of crowds is used as a justification for claims of market efficiency, crudely expressed in slogans such as "the market knows best" and "you can't buck the market".
Look at all the terrorists and militant groups that hark back to some event long gone, or base their justification for killing on claims of some supposed historical right to a bit of land, or redress for a wrong done hundreds of years ago.
Fane was impressed with the postal carrier's justification, writing on Twitter: 'Ok, fair enough @canadapostcorp that's a decent reason to not drop the package off at my door.
Any subject of study needs justification: its advocates must explain why it isworth attention.
※if we are wrong§ and that the end to the ※inhuman carnage and suffering§ caused by Saddam Hussein was justification enough for the war.