Assertion: desire's effect | /r/CapableOf | provide post hoc justification
Facets:
value: post
type: DEGREE
value: for the accusation
type: OTHER
value: in the minds of the accusers
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Since the mimetic forces are invisible, diffuse and so far-reaching in generating social madness, and since the sudden curative effect of the scapegoating murder provides a post hoc justification (in the minds of the accusers) for the accusation, the murdered victim is credited with occult powers.