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  2. Antilocution - Wikipedia

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    Antilocution is similar to 'talking behind someone's back,' though antilocution may result in an in-group ostracizing an out-group on a biased basis. [3] [4] [5] "Antilocution" is used less often than "hate speech", which has a similar but more aggressive meaning and which places no regard on the fact that the out-group is unaware of the ...

  3. Backbiting - Wikipedia

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    Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting. [2]

  4. Reverse psychology - Wikipedia

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    In the 1992 Disney film Aladdin, the titular character, upon freeing the Genie from the lamp, uses reverse psychology to trick the Genie into freeing him from the Cave of Wonders, without using one of his three wishes to do so. A popular example of reverse psychology in media is the release of Queen's hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody". Upon release ...

  5. Reverse speech - Wikipedia

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    Reverse speech is a pseudoscientific topic [1] [2] [3] first advocated by David John Oates which gained publicity when it was mentioned on Art Bell's nightly Coast to Coast AM radio talk show. [4] It is based upon the theory that during spoken language production , human speakers subconsciously produce hidden messages that give insights into ...

  6. Psychological projection - Wikipedia

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    Psychological projection is a defence mechanism of alterity concerning "inside" content mistaken to be coming from the "outside" Other. [1] It forms the basis of empathy by the projection of personal experiences to understand someone else's subjective world. [1]

  7. 12 Phrases To Use When Someone Is 'Talking Down' to You ... - AOL

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    "When someone talks down to you, it can feel like they are taking away your sense of autonomy—knowing who you are and what you want, and competency—knowing what to do and how to do it," says ...

  8. Unconscious communication - Wikipedia

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    Unconscious (or intuitive) communication is the subtle, unintentional, unconscious cues that provide information to another individual. It can be verbal (speech patterns, physical activity while speaking, or the tone of voice of an individual) [1] [2] or it can be non-verbal (facial expressions and body language [2]).

  9. Why are people so bad at texting? The psychology behind bad ...

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    The ability of texts to transmit instantly means that as the sender, I am aware of having 'spoken' and, applying our innate 'rules of conversation' logic, am expecting you, the receiver, to pay ...