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It is also known as apple polishing, wheel greasing, brown nosing, appeal to pride, appeal to vanity or argumentum ad superbiam. [3] The appeal to flattery is a specific kind of appeal to emotion. [4] Flattery is often used to hide the true intent of an idea or proposal. Praise offers a momentary personal distraction that can often weaken judgment.
The Oxford English Dictionary conjectures that this expression could also have derived from U.S. military slang for sycophants, "brown-nosers", while also mentioning the popular etymology that derives it from the awards system of the Brownies. The term "brownie" in the sense of "brown-noser" was in use in the 1940s.
There are doubtless people who will find racial stereotypes hilarious, while others will need stitches at the prospect of teenage Bono (Jamie O’Carroll) dating an adult woman (“Don’t be ...
Meri Brown is keeping an optimistic outlook on love, despite the many obstacles she has faced.. As Sister Wives fans know, the businesswoman legally divorced Kody Brown in 2014 to allow him to ...
Sister Wives star Meri Brown knows exactly what she wants from her next boyfriend.. Brown 53, took to Instagram on Monday, April 29, to answer some questions about herself. When asked whether she ...
Janelle Brown is embracing single life after her separation from Kody Brown — and she doesn’t want a new relationship anytime soon. “First of all, I’m not interested in dating at all. I ...
The origin of the Ancient Greek word συκοφάντης (sykophántēs) is a matter of debate, but disparages the unjustified accuser who has in some way perverted the legal system.
Millie Bobby Brown isn’t Eleven anymore.The actress, who has starred in Stranger Things since she was 12, had to remind followers that she’s growing up. On Monday, Brown shared a series of ...