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I find the distinction between explanation and excuse to many times be ill-defined, a blurry ambiguity drifting between the objective and subjective. To explain something purely in the spirit of enlightenment incorporates many excusatory techniques and vice versa. To use explanation for the purpose of excuse—particularly if that which is being excused is/has been perceived negatively— simply develops into more complex functions designed to persuade and manipulate. Selectivity further serves these purposes by choosing discriminately what exactly is to be explained and why, often resulting in bias and prejudice. Pure explanation ideally has no purpose other than comprehension.