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  2. 23 of the Best Backhanded Compliments We’ve Ever Heard - AOL

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    Big nose. When I met my brother’s new ­father-in-law, he took my hand and said warmly, “You look just like your brother. He has a big nose too.” —Marie Ball, Tonawanda, New York Folded ...

  3. Compliment sandwich - Wikipedia

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    A background with + signs is for the positive evaluations; a background with ~ and - signs is for the negative evaluations. A compliment sandwich , [ 1 ] praise sandwich , or feedback sandwich is a rhetorical technique to deliver criticism in a way that it is accepted by the criticized person.

  4. Politeness theory - Wikipedia

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    Examples: compliments, expressions of envy or admiration, or expressions of strong negative emotion toward the hearer (e.g. hatred, anger, distrust). An act that expresses speaker's future imposing of positive effects toward the hearer, as either rejection or acceptance put pressure on the hearer and may incur a debt. [16]

  5. Here's Why Taylor Swift Has the Perfect Response to ... - AOL

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    For starters, accepting a compliment in your mind is hard enough, but responding to it is even trickier. Growing up, if you’re taught to be humble and avoid seeming self-centered, you may brush ...

  6. Positive stereotype - Wikipedia

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    As opposed to negative stereotypes, positive stereotypes represent a "positive" evaluation of a group that typically signals an advantage over another group. [2] As such, positive stereotypes may be considered a form of compliment or praise. [3] However, positive stereotypes can have a positive or negative effect on targets of positive stereotypes.

  7. Solution-focused brief therapy - Wikipedia

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    The primary tools of the solution-focused approach are questions and compliments. SFBT therapists refrain from making interpretations and rarely confront clients. [ 39 ] Instead, they concentrate on identifying clients' goals and developing a detailed description of life when the goal is reached, and the problem is either resolved or managed ...

  8. Positive behavior interventions and supports - Wikipedia

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    Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a set of ideas and tools used in schools to improve students' behavior.PBIS uses evidence and data-based programs, practices, and strategies to frame behavioral improvement relating to student growth in academic performance, safety, behavior, and establishing and maintaining positive school culture.

  9. Writing assessment - Wikipedia

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    Writing assessment can also refer to the technologies and practices used to evaluate student writing and learning. [2] An important consequence of writing assessment is that the type and manner of assessment may impact writing instruction, with consequences for the character and quality of that instruction.