Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
先开枪，再画靶
English translation:
conclusion first, evidence later
Chinese term
先开枪，再画把
Nov 21, 2007 15:55: wonita (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/711422">wonita (X)'s</a> old entry - "先开枪，再画把"" to ""conclusion first, evidence later""
Proposed translations
United States
ATA Certified & Calif. Court Certified
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
conclusion first, evidence later
-- take a conclusion-first-evidence-afterwards approach
2. draw a (bull's-eye) target around the bullet hole
3. fit the evidence around the conclusion
4. start with a conclusion and shoehorn evidence into it
5. stretch the evidence to fit their conclusions
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-16 17:25:04 GMT)
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6. massage the evidence to fit a conclusion
Taiwan
In Search of Clarity
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Traditional) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Put the cart before the horse
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Banking,law,commerce,engineering
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English, and 1 more.
put the cart before the horse; shoot before you set up the target
Shoot, ready, aim
按照正常的逻辑，射击的过程一般是“Aim，ready, shoot”，该文中所提乃反其道而行之：先开枪再瞄准（或画把）。
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-16 14:33:48 GMT)
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"Aim，ready, shoot" 是射击训练中的指示语，这是正常的过程，反过来就成了先开枪，再瞄准，瞄准就会变成自我为中心的借口。
文章的细节没有看到，只能这样推测了。
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