A rugby player tackles an opponent so hard that the competitor suffers a separated shoulder after the hit. The rugby player attributes his opponents' injury to the equipment and not the hit. Which mechanism of moral disengagement is this athlete using?

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Distortion of consequences involves minimizing or misinterpreting the consequences of one's actions, which is what the rugby player is doing by attributing the injury to the equipment rather than the force of the hit.

A Rugby Player Tackles an Opponent So Hard That the Competitor