John Simmons believed that politics had played a role when he didn't receive a scholarship for graduate school. Fortunately, his good grades had earned him entrance into a prestigious state school. This example illustrates ________.

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John Simmons is making a self-serving attribution by blaming politics for not receiving the scholarship instead of acknowledging the possibility that he may not have met all the qualification criteria.

John Simmons Believed That Politics Had Played a Role When