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Sometimes used as an insult, especially in politics. For example, "I refuse to stoop to the level of calling my opponent a corrupt, greedy [[Slime Ball]]." |
Sometimes used as an insult, especially in politics. For example, "I refuse to stoop to the level of calling my opponent a corrupt, greedy [[Slime Ball]]." |
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[[Truth in Television]]. Technical terms for this include "paralipsis" and "praeteritio". |
[[Truth in Television]]. Technical terms for this include "[[paralipsis]]" and "[[praeteritio]]". |
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See also [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] or [[I'll Never Tell You What I'm Telling You]], for those bits when this is not intentional. Also related to [[I'll Pretend I Didn't Hear That]]. Do not confuse with [[I Would Say If I Could Say]]. May result from the asker using [[Politeness Judo]]. |
See also [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] or [[I'll Never Tell You What I'm Telling You]], for those bits when this is not intentional. Also related to [[I'll Pretend I Didn't Hear That]]. Do not confuse with [[I Would Say If I Could Say]]. May result from the asker using [[Politeness Judo]]. |
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