During a basketball game, Alicia elbows her opponent in the face, resulting in a broken nose. Alicia says that the injury isn't that bad and that the opponent's nose didn't even bleed. Alicia argues that she was just trying to catch the ball and her opponent's face simply got in the way. What type of mechanism of moral disengagement is Alicia demonstrating?

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Alicia is using distortion of consequences by downplaying the severity of the injury to her opponent, suggesting that the broken nose isn't a significant harm.

During a Basketball Game, Alicia Elbows Her Opponent in the Face