Lizzy is 16 years old; she was recently waived to adult court, charged with stabbing her father 60 times and her mother 61 times. Friends and neighbors said they always knew something "wasn't right with that girl." NCC ran a week's worth of debates on their various discussion formats dissecting Lizzy's past behaviors and current situation with their legal analysts. What is this discussion concerning the link between Lizzy's past and present behaviors called?

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Lizzy is 16 years old; she was recently waived to adult court, charged with stabbing her father 60 times and her mother 61 times.  Friends and neighbors said they always knew something "wasn't right with that girl."  NCC ran a week's worth of debates on their various discussion formats dissecting Lizzy's past behaviors and current situation with their legal analysts.  What is this discussion concerning the link between Lizzy's past and present behaviors called?

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This discussion is called "retrospective reading," where past behaviors are reinterpreted in light of a current event, in this case, Lizzy's violent actions.

Lizzy Is 16 Years Old; She Was Recently Waived to Adult