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[[File:My dog at my homework.jpg|thumbnail|300px|My dog at my homework is a common adage related to excusitis among students on why they didn't do their homework.]]
'''Excusitis''' is a term coined by Dr. David J. Schwartz in his book ''The Magic of Thinking Big'' to describe the tendency of underachievers to avoid taking responsibility and merely make excuses instead. An example of "excusitus" would be a [[liberal]] claiming a [[conservative]], practical, and straightforward approach to solving a societal problem will not work because the problem is supposedly too complex.
'''Excusitis''' is a term coined by Dr. David J. Schwartz in his book ''The Magic of Thinking Big'' to describe the tendency of underachievers to avoid taking responsibility and merely make excuses instead. An example of "excusitus" would be a [[liberal]] claiming a [[conservative]], practical, and straightforward approach to solving a societal problem will not work because the problem is supposedly too complex.