Juxtification: n. The practice of rationalizing questionable actions by citing an irrelevant fact, seemingly for comparison or contrast.
"Don't like the way I drive? Well you should have heard me at the spaghetti supper last night - I was on fire!"
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I use juxtification to describe the coexistance of seemingly disparate entities. An example: the contemporary acceptance of confusion, conflict, tension, and exhaustion as normal ways of being, even symbols of success.
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I use this word to describe certain photographs I take (street photography) where this is a contrast between elements within the photo, such as http://dougnz.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/#/d3b0k2r which is a photo of some rough looking bikers, but they're smiling and looking friendly.
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