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If one party to a debate accuses the other of denialism they are framing the debate. This is because an accusation of denialism is both prescriptive and polemic: prescriptive because it carries implications that there is truth to the denied claim; polemic since the accuser implies that continued denial in the light of presented evidence raises questions about the other's motives. [10]
Some people who have been known to be in denial of historical or scientific facts accepted by the mainstream of society or by experts, for political or economic reasons, have been referred to as denialists [5] or true believers.
Plausible deniability is the ability of people, typically senior officials in a formal or informal chain of command, to deny knowledge of or responsibility for actions committed by or on behalf of members of their organizational hierarchy.
The word jus is also commonly spelled ius. ius primae noctis: law of the first night: The droit du seigneur, supposed right of a lord to have sexual relations with a newly married female subject iustitia dilata est iustitia negata: justice delayed is justice denied [8] iustitia fundamentum regni: justice is the foundation of a reign
"Denied", from the 2012 Zebra & Giraffe album The Wisest Ones "Denied", from the 2013 Factor album Woke Up Alone; See also. All pages with titles containing ...
A non-apology apology, sometimes called a backhanded apology, empty apology, nonpology, or fauxpology, [1] [2] is a statement in the form of an apology that does not express remorse for what was done or said, or assigns fault to those ostensibly receiving the apology. [3]
Historical negationism, [1] [2] also called historical denialism, is falsification [3] [4] or distortion of the historical record. This is not the same as historical revisionism, a broader term that extends to newly evidenced, fairly reasoned academic reinterpretations of history. [5]
A peremptory act or statement is absolute; it cannot be denied. A preemptive action is one taken before an adversary can act. Standard: He issued a peremptory order. Standard: Preemptive air strikes stopped the enemy from launching the new warship. perpetrate and perpetuate.